Claim: Hamas vs ISIS in Sinai: enemies or partners?
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Both, at times. 2015: Hamas reportedly ran secret military cooperation with ISIS in Sinai. Then rivals: 2017, an ISIS bomber hit Hamas guards at Rafah; Jan 2018, ISIS executed a Hamas man on video.
SOURCE
Wikipedia: Sinai insurgency; Haaretz, 4 Jan 2018; Soufan Center IntelBrief, Jan 2018
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