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Has Egyptian President Sisi’s Approach in Sinai Failed?

The heavy crackdown in Sinai is being questioned after repeated attacks by armed groups in the peninsula.

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By Maha Yahya, Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Mohamed Khairat
Published on Jan 30, 2015

Source: Al Jazeera’s Inside Story

At least 32 soldiers have been killed and dozens more injured in the latest of a series of coordinated attacks in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.

The government has blamed the banned Muslim Brotherhood for the violence. But an armed group calling itself the ‘Sinai Province’, previously known as Ansar Beit Al Maqdis, is claiming responsibility.

Despite unprecedented security measures in the region, including a controversial buffer zone along the border with Gaza, will president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi change course in Sinai? Or can his army end attacks in the area?

This interview was originally broadcast by Al Jazeera’s Inside Story.

About the Authors

Maha Yahya

Director, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center

Maha Yahya is director of the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, where her research focuses on citizenship, pluralism, and social justice in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings.

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Mohamed Khairat

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Maha Yahya
Director, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Maha Yahya
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
Mohamed Khairat
Political ReformSecurityEgyptNorth Africa

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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