Terrorist attacks in North Sinai intensified in 2013 following the removal of elected President Mohamed Morsi in a military coup.
![Egypt Sinai [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/D1658B72-1829-4BE4-B02E-2EF8C3BD99FF.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=7Fez5EN4 "Egypt Sinai [Getty]")
![Sinai soldiers [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/13211399-2F3D-44C5-9244-7911646F4603.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=Ws6GAgPU "Sinai soldiers [Getty]")
