Security and Counter-Terrorism – Page 5 – Middle East Policy Platform

Sinai Under Israeli Bombardment with Sisi’s Consent

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Haitham Ghoniem Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

June 17, 2019 17:11 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/sinai-under-israeli-bombardment-with-sisis-consent/ The Egyptian regime under Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has allowed the Israeli air force to carry out aerial survey, reconnaissance, and bombardments in the Sinai Peninsula. In August 2013, the Associated Press reported that the Israeli drones...

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Militants scouted Batal 14 checkpoint ahead of attack | Death toll in Jourra reaches 5 | Union of Sinai Tribe announces killing Province of Sinai leader | Arish: Longer gas station hours

2019 Egypt Human Rights Madamasr Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

June 10, 2019 17:03 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/06/10/feature/politics/militants-scouted-batal-14-checkpoint-ahead-of-attack-death-toll-in-jourra-reaches-5-union-of-sinai-tribe-announces-killing-province-of-sinai-leader-arish-longer-gas-station-hours/ The attack on the Batal 14 checkpoint in the Arish village of al-Seel, which left at least 10 police personnel...

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Egypt Should Adopt Active Neutrality Toward the Sudanese Revolution

2019 Bilal Almasry Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Washington Institute

May 31, 2019 16:35 pm

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Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Bilal Almasry Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/fikraforum/view/egypt-should-adopt-active-neutrality-toward-the-sudanese-revolution [Description] (make sure you only post 100- 200 word excerpt of paper & follow with a “read more at original link”) Read more at original link

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If You Are Afraid for Your Lives, Leave Sinai!

2019 Civil Society Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Human Rights Watch Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

May 28, 2019 17:18 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/05/28/if-you-are-afraid-your-lives-leave-sinai/egyptian-security-forces-and-isis Since 2011, the Egyptian military and police have battled ISIS-affiliated militants in North Sinai governorate. Sparsely populated, and with roughly half-a-million residents, this northern part of the Sinai...

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Development of the military situation in Sinai – April

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

May 21, 2019 15:49 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/development-of-the-military-situation-in-sinai-april/ During April 2019, the curfew imposed on North Sinai was maintained, and the staff of the Education Administration and the North Sinai Education Directorate were forced to participate in the referendum on constitutional amendments. At...

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Egypt and the Arab NATO: An Israeli Vision

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Military Affairs Mohamed Abu Saada Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

May 17, 2019 15:58 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Abu Saada Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-and-the-arab-nato-an-israeli-vision/ Egypt has reportedly decided to pull out of the U.S. effort to forge an “Arab NATO” with key Arab allies, known as Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA) – intended to work against Iran. The Hebrew press has been very interested in the Egyptian...

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Egypt, Iran and the Current Escalation in the Gaza Strip

2019 Egypt Foreign Relations Foundation For Defence Of Democracies Islamic Movements and Institutions Jacob Nagel Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

May 05, 2019 15:36 pm

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Source: Foundation for Defense of Democracies Author(s): Jacob Nagel Original Link: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2019/05/05/egypt-iran-and-the-current-escalation-in-the-gaza-strip/ The current round of conflict between Israel and militant groups in Gaza did not occur because of a lack of mediation. It occurred in spite of such efforts. The current rocket barrages began last week when the...

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Egypt’s Invisible Executions

2019 Carnegie Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Islamic Movements and Institutions Judicial Affairs Maged Mandour Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

April 25, 2019 16:14 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/78998 On the February 20, Egyptian authorities carried out the executions of nine defendants accused of assassinating Egyptian General Prosecutor Hisham Barakat, prompting international accusations that their trials were unfair and that torture was used to extract confessions. The Egyptian government...

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Operations Against Hasm Continue but Security Forces Still Face Challenges

2019 Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Muhammad Mansour Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis

April 22, 2019 14:41 pm

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Source: Jamestown Author(s): Muhammad Mansour Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/operations-against-hasm-continue-but-security-forces-still-face-challenges/ Egyptian security forces killed seven alleged Hasm militants in a shootout that left one police officer wounded in Giza province, according to a statement made by the Ministry of Interior on March 7. [1] This latest incident...

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After the Islamic State, Renewed Urgency for Religious Reform

2019 Civil Society Dina Al Riffie Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Washington Institute

April 05, 2019 14:58 pm

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Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Dina Al Riffie Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/after-the-islamic-state-renewed-urgency-for-religious-reform The recent declaration of the Islamic State (IS) territorial defeat in Syria has refocused the debate on how to achieve an enduring peace based on successful counterextremism initiatives. This raises a...

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TIMEP Brief: Terrorist Entities Law

2019 Egypt Judicial Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

April 04, 2019 14:20 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-brief-terrorist-entities-law/ The Terrorist Entities Law authorizes the public prosecution to issue both a Terrorist List and a Terrorist Entities List, under which individuals and organizations can be designated as a result of a previous court verdict or as a result of...

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Joint Stakeholder Submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review – EGYPT

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Media Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 29, 2019 17:19 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP and The Law Society of England & Wales Original Link: https://timep.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/UPR-Egypt.pdf As part of a commitment to producing knowledge and analysis on the policies implicating the rule of law in the Middle East, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) and the Law Society

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