Topic: Egypt is losing its war against ISIS in Sinai (Read 294 times)
Muslim Brotherhood still enjoys a good deal of support in Egypt. So it will be difficult for Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to fight the ISIS.
All these troubles date back to the agreement between Egypt and Israel. As per the agreement, North Sinai is supposed to be a demilitarized zone. So the Egyptian presence is limited there, and they can't use heavy weapons. The various Negev Bedouin tribes who live there has taken the maximum advantage out of this, and have engaged in anarchy and all sort of crimes such as human trafficking and weapon smuggling.
Egypt is losing its war against ISIS in Sinai
Wednesday's deadly attacks in Sinai raise difficult questions about the Egyptian army's operational and intel capabilities, but Sisi's resolve is unlikely to weaken.
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Analysis-Egypt-is-losing-its-war-against-ISIS-in-Sinai-407822
Wednesday's deadly attacks in Sinai raise difficult questions about the Egyptian army's operational and intel capabilities, but Sisi's resolve is unlikely to weaken.
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Analysis-Egypt-is-losing-its-war-against-ISIS-in-Sinai-407822
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