Egypt ISIL Affiliate Fires at Sinai Airport Used by UN Peacekeepers

Militants from the "Sinai Province" group that has pledged allegiance to Islamic State radicals have fired rockets at an airport in Egypt’s Sinai used by UN peacekeeping forces, a military source told Sputnik Arabic.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The "Sinai Province" ("Wilayat Sinai") militant group was known as Ansar Bait al-Maqdis before its members took an oath of allegiance to IS in the fall of 2014.

Ansar Bait al-Maqdis emerged after the 2011 Egyptian revolution, which forced former President Hosni Mubarak out of power after an over 30-year rule. The militants aim to topple Egypt’s current government and are believed to be responsible for a recent increase in attacks on government forces in the North Sinai Governorate.

"Flashes from explosions were seen in the area where the international peacekeeping forces are located. Terrorists launched rocket fire in the area, there are no casualties," the source said late on Tuesday.