Source: Carnegie Endowment
Author(s): Mokhtar Awad, Mostafa Hashem
Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/10/21/egypt-s-escalating-islamist-insurgency-pub-61683
Snapshot:
Egypt is facing what is shaping up to be the deadliest and most complex insurgency in its modern history. The military-backed ouster of Mohamed Morsi from the presidency in July 2013 fragmented Egypt’s Islamist landscape and set the stage for an unpredictable struggle between Islamists and the Egyptian state. In this environment, some Islamists, specifically the youth, have turned to violence, and the trend could continue. The pro-Brotherhood nonjihadi violent groups these youth have founded could evolve into an armed jihadi rebellion. There are steps, however, that the government and the Muslim Brotherhood can take to head off this long-term insurgency in the making…
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