Daesh claimed responsibility for the killing of eight police officers in the southern Cairo district of Helwan yesterday, Reuters reported. “In an Arabic-language statement, [Daesh] said the Helwan attack was part of its Abi Ali Al-Anbari campaign, which has seen the group carry out a series of bombings and other attacks in Iraq. It was not clear how or why Egypt was linked to the Iraqi campaign. The statement also said the attack was aimed at avenging women in Egyptian jails but gave no details.” Al Masry Al Youm says a group calling itself the People’s Resistance has also claimed the attack. A military funeral was held at the Police Academy in New Cairo’s police academy on Sunday afternoon for the officers, according to Ahram Online. The New York Times and Bloomberg also have coverage.