Reported terrorist attacks in Egypt were down in 4Q2016 -TIMEP

The number of reported terror attacks across Egypt dropped considerably in 4Q2016, according to a think-tank report. On the whole, Egypt saw an average of 68 reported attacks per month in 2016. The majority of reported attacks targeted security forces and 92% of all attacks were in North Sinai. Read the full report from the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International says Egypt had the sixth highest number of executions in 2016 worldwide, with twice as many people executed last year than the year before. Although Egypt only carried out 44 executions in 2016, we handed out at least 237 death sentences throughout the year.