Source: The Institute For National Security Studies
Author(s): Yoram Schweitzer
Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/egypts-war-in-the-sinai-peninsula-a-struggle-that-goes-beyond-egypt/
Egypt is in the midst of a war that can be categorized as a low-intensity conflict. This category represents a common pattern of military campaigns in the early twenty-first century: sub-conventional wars fought by armies and security services belonging to states against armies of terrorilla- fully armed and hierarchical organizations that operate among civilian populations, combining guerilla and terror warfare tactics with the logic of terrorism. Egypt’s campaign in Sinai has tremendous significance for Israel…
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