Rejecting accusations that it defected from “Sinai Province,” the Islamic State (IS) division formerly known as Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, the group calling itself the “Jihadi Garrisoned Battalion” stressed that it never pledged to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and condemned his organization.

An alleged jihadi group in Sinai calling itself the “Jihadi Garrisoned Battalion” (Kateebat al-Ribat al-Jihadiyya) announced its rejection of the Islamic State (IS) and gave advice to the faction formerly known as Ansar Beit al-Maqdis to be cautious of extremism.

Rebranding itself “Sinai Province” after pledging allegiance to and joining the Islamic State (IS), the group formerly known as Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) released a video of its attacks on Egyptian soldiers and a gas pipeline to Jordan.

The Sinai-based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) released an audio speech in which it announced its pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and its joining the group.

The Sinai-based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) incited Sinai tribes to fight Egyptian soldiers, claiming that they acting at the behest of Israel to vacate the Egyptian side of the border town of Rafah and harm its people.

The Sinai-based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) released an audio speech from one of its officials explaining to the families of Egyptian soldiers why they seek to kill their sons, and threatening soldiers to leave their ranks.

The Sinai-based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) released a second video of interrogating men who confessed to working for the Israeli Mossad, and one who claimed working for the Egyptian army, and beheading them.

The Sinai-based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) released a brief video of bombing a minesweeper.

The Sinai-based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) released a video of bombing what it described as an armored vehicle of “apostate” soldiers, and claiming to kill an officer and more than ten soldiers.

The Sinai-based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) released a video of its interrogating four men who confessed to spying for the Israeli Mossad, and beheading them.

The Sinai-based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) released a video of shooting to death four “apostate” soldiers it caught in an ambush.

The Sinai-based Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Beit al-Maqdis) released a video expressing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and offering rocket strikes in Bnei Netzarim and Ktziot as a “gift”.

The Sinai-based Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Beit al-Maqdis) claimed firing three Grad rockets into the city of Eilat in southern Israel, and pledged to continue supporting the Palestinians in Gaza.

The Sinai-based Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Beit al-Maqdis) released a short video of firing five rockets at the “usurped” settlement of Bnei Netzarim in the Negev region of southern Israel.

A Twitter account allegedly belonging to the Sinai-based Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Beit al-Maqdis) threatened to retaliate for any American action against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham [ISIS] by targeting American citizens in Egypt.

The Sinai-based jihadi group Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Beit al-Maqdis) released a video focusing on the October 19, 2013, bombing at the Egyptian military intelligence headquarters in Ismailia.

The Sinai-based jihadi group Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Beit al-Maqdis) denied reports that its leader and other group officials were killed, and claimed that Egypt does not even know the identity of the leader.

The Sinai-based jihadi group Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Beit al-Maqdis) released a video explaining its doctrine and ideological method, and its understanding of the necessity for jihad.

The Sinai-based jihadi group Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Beit al-Maqdis) claimed credit for the attacks on May 2, 2014, on a tourist bus and a security checkpoint in South Sinai governorate.

The Sinai-based Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Beit al-Maqdis) released a video on the December 23, 2013, suicide bombing at the Dakahlia Security Directorate in the city of Mansoura, including speeches by the bomber, “Abu Maryam” Imam Mar’ee Imam Mahfudh.

The Sinai-based jihadi group Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Beit al-Maqdis) threatened business owners, contractors, and any other individual involved in the construction of the anti-terror barrier around the town of El-Arish.