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==Egypt==
==Egypt==
Assassination of a government official has been linked to ISIS. The Sinai Provine, an ISIS affiliated terrorist group, launched dozens of simultaneous attacks on North Sinai. Egyptian military announced 17 soldiers and 100 militants were killed in fighting. <ref>[http://egyptianstreets.com/2015/07/01/death-toll-rises-in-north-sinai-as-egypt-enters-a-state-of-war/ Egypt Officially Announces ‘State Of War’ EgyptianStreets.com, July 1, 2015]</ref> Israel has closed its border with Egypt in response to the developments.
Assassination of a government official has been linked to ISIS. The Sinai Provine, an ISIS affiliated terrorist group, launched dozens of simultaneous attacks on North Sinai. Egyptian military announced 17 soldiers and 100 militants were killed in fighting. <ref>[http://egyptianstreets.com/2015/07/01/death-toll-rises-in-north-sinai-as-egypt-enters-a-state-of-war/ Egypt Officially Announces ‘State Of War’ EgyptianStreets.com, July 1, 2015]</ref> Israel has closed its border with Egypt in response to the developments.
ISIS claimed responsibility for a car bomb that injured nine people at the Italian consulate in [[Cairo]]. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/world/middleeast/egypt-bombing-at-italian-consulate-in-cairo.html?_r=0 ISIS Claims Responsibility for Blast at Italian Consulate in Cairo, NYT, July 11, 2015]</ref>
==Saudi Arabia==
==Saudi Arabia==