Egypt's Sinai Province Swears Allegiance to New IS Leader
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:57 amVOA - Arts and Entertainment
FILE - This photo posted on a file sharing website Jan. 11, 2017, by the Islamic State Group in Sinai shows a deadly attack by militants on an Egyptian police checkpoint, Jan. 9, 2017, in el-Arish, north Sinai, Egypt.
CAIRO - Egypt's Islamic State affiliate, Sinai Province, has sworn allegiance to the new leader named by the group following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the affiliate said on Telegram on Saturday.
Sinai Province, which has waged an insurgency against the Egyptian state, posted pictures of around two dozen fighters standing among trees, with a caption saying they were pledging allegiance to Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi.