Militants kill pro-army Sinai tribal leader outside Cairo
A pro-army tribal leader that fled the restive northern Sinai for his safety has been killed in front of his home outside of Cairo, the latest sign that the peninsula's Islamic insurgency has spread its reach to Egypt's mainland, Egyptian security and tribal officials said Friday.
The shooting took place late Wednesday in the quiet city of Obour, northeast of Cairo, the officials said. Khaled el-Maniee of the Sawarqa tribe, among the biggest in Sinai, was wanted dead by militants for giving the military information and vocal support, they added.
Egypt's Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for the assassination, according to a statement circulated on Twitter by IS sympathizers.
