Crossing the Canal: why #Egypt faces a creeping #insurgency
▻https://ctc.usma.edu/posts/crossing-the-canal-why-egypt-faces-a-creeping-insurgency #COIN #Égypte #ISIL
The Islamic State affiliate Wilayat Sinai has proved to be a determined enemy that is increasingly capable of attacking targets within mainland Egypt. This is despite the fact that in 2013 the Egyptian government launched its largest ongoing military operation in the Sinai since the 1973 war with Israel, against the group. Rather than defeating or even weakening Wilayat Sinai, however, many of the tactics being employed by the Egyptian government risks ensuring that organizations like Wilayat Sinai and more moderate militant groups are able to continue to expand their operations within Egypt.
Heavy-handed tactics fanning the flames of insurgency... We’ve seen that movie before.