ASSESSMENTS

Assessing the Jihadist Threat in Egypt: Mainland Egypt

Jun 30, 2016 | 09:17 GMT

Assessing the Jihadist Threat in Egypt: Mainland Egypt
Police raids apparently have degraded the capabilities of Wilayat Sinai, the Islamic State-aligned remnant of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, that claimed credit for a July 2015 explosion outside the Italian Consulate in Cairo.

(MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)

The activities of radical jihadist groups have died down in mainland Egypt in recent months, but that does not mean the country's security situation is settled. Low-level attacks against police officers and other targets, for example, still occur. But between government crackdowns and internal disagreements, Egyptian jihadist groups' power to conduct sophisticated, large-scale operations appears to have been suppressed....

Keep Reading

Register to read three free articles

Proceed to sign up

Register Now

Already have an account?

Sign In