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Egypt’s Challenging Shift from Counterterrorism to Counterinsurgency in the Sinai

2017 Meirav Malter Ofir Winter Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Institute For National Security Studies

August 24, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter, Meirav Malter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/egypts-challenging-shift-counterterrorism-counterinsurgency-sinai/ Since June 2017, Egypt has been dealing with a signficant rise in terror attacks in the Sinai Peninsula and inside Egypt by Sinai Province, the Islamic State affiliate. Improving the...

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Measuring Success in Egypt’s War on Terror

2017 Allison Mcmanus Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

July 27, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Allison McManus Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/measuring-success-in-egypts-war-on-terror/ The Egyptian Ministry of Defense posted a grainy video to its YouTube channel on Monday: A vehicle slowly approaches a checkpoint south of Arish. Nearby cars drive away and people scatter as a military tank crushes the vehicle...

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Egypt’s War on Terrorism in the Sinai Peninsula: Alliance with Tribes, Partnership with Israel?

2017 Foreign Relations Ofir Winter Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Institute For National Security Studies Yoram Schweitzer

June 15, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Yoram Schweitzer, Ofir Winter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/egypts-war-terrorism-sinai-peninsula-alliance-tribes-partnership-israel/ Egypt’s failure in fighting the Salafi-jihadi terrorism in the Sinai Peninsula and its movement into other parts of the country had led to a new stage in the fight against terror...

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Running On Empty

2017 Carnegie Egypt Michael Young Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

May 07, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michael Young Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/69854 Mohannad Sabry is an Egyptian journalist and author who lived in Cairo until 2015, before he left in self-imposed exile after facing mounting threats. In 2011 he was named a finalist for the Livingston Award for International Reporting, and he was nominated for an Emmy Award

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De-securitizing counterterrorism in the Sinai Peninsula

2017 Egypt Paper Sahar Aziz Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Brookings Institution

April 30, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Sahar Aziz Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/de-securitizing-counterterrorism-in-the-sinai-peninsula/ Overview: On October 22, 2016, a senior Egyptian army officer was killed in broad daylight outside his home in a Cairo suburb.[1]The former head of security forces in North Sinai was allegedly murdered for demolishing homes and killing a...

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SPECIAL BRIEFING: Leaked Video of Extrajudicial Killings Connected to Military

2017 Egypt Human Rights Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

April 21, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/special-briefing-leaked-video-of-egyptian-military-servicemen-extrajudicial-killings-of-civilians/ This briefing was updated on April 26, 2017. Initial reports described the uniformed men in the video as members of the Egyptian Armed Forces, but later reports made it clear that...

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The Dueling Narratives of the Islamic State and the Egyptian State

2017 Egypt Jake Greene Nancy Okail Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

April 19, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Nancy Okail, Jake Greene Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/the-dueling-narratives-of-the-islamic-state-and-the-egyptian-state/ When President Donald Trump welcomed Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi at the White House earlier this month, Trump applauded Sisi’s efforts to fight terrorism in Egypt as Sisi boasted about...

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The Heavy Civilian Toll in Sinai

2017 Carnegie Egypt Maged Mandour Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

March 16, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/68296 As the Egyptian military struggles to contain the Islamic State (IS) affiliate in Sinai, Wilayat Sinai, its already forceful response is becoming more heavy-handed. Increased reliance on heavy weaponry and air power is contributing to a rise in civilian causalities and inflaming...

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SPECIAL BRIEFING: Killings in Arish: Rising Sectarianism in Sinai

2017 Egypt Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

March 01, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/special-briefing-killings-in-arish-rising-sectarianism-in-sinai/ INTRODUCTION In the last four weeks, seven Christians have been killed in the city of Arish in North Sinai, changing the nature of violence in Sinai that has recently found a home in and around Arish, North Sinai’s...

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The Weakening of Wilayat Sinai

2016 Egypt Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Institute For National Security Studies Yoram Schweitzer

August 31, 2016 03:36 am

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Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Yoram Schweitzer Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/the-weakening-of-wilayat-sinai/ Wilayat Sinai, an organization identified with the Islamic State, has recently suffered a series of serious blows from the Egyptian army. Most prominent among them was the air strike in early August 2016 that killed dozens of senior...

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ISIS and Wilayat Sinai: Complex networks of insurgency on Egypt’s Sinai peninsula

2016 Egypt German Council On Foreign Relations Omar Ashour Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

August 30, 2016 03:36 am

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Source: German Council On Foreign Relations (Gdap) Author(s): Dr Omar Ashour Original Link: https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/dgapanalyse-compact/isis-and-wilayat-sinai The insurgency in Sinai has evolved over the past 15 years. Its stated goal shifted from supporting Palestinian armed groups in the early 2000s to controlling areas in northeast Sinai and fighting Egyptian security...

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Sinai Province: Egypt’s ISIS Affiliate

2016 Egypt Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai Unknown Wilson Centre

May 19, 2016 03:37 am

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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/sinai-province-egypts-isis-affiliate The Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt – known as Sinai Province – is one of the most effective ISIS branches, given its small fighting force and the large number of casualties it inflicts. In October 2015, the group claimed responsibility for bombing Russia-bound...

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