Satellite Imagery Shows Building Demolition in Northern Sinai

The Egyptian army has vastly expanded widespread destruction of homes, commercial buildings, and farms in the North Sinai governorate since February 9, 2018, as part of its military campaign against an affiliate of the Islamic State group there, Human Rights Watch said today. The new destruction, including hundreds of hectares of farmland and at least 3,000 homes and commercial buildings, together with 600 buildings destroyed in January, is the largest since the army officially began evictions in 2014. The destruction, much of which is likely unlawful, has extended well beyond two government-designated…

© Human Rights Watch - mardi 22 mai 2018