Category: Sinai Peninsula

Mokhtar Awad comes on the show to discuss jihadism in Egypt. Some of the topics covered include:

• The development of jihadism in the Sinai prior to the Egyptian uprising in January 2011
• What jihadi individuals and movements were doing between the 2011 uprising and the coup in July 2013
• A deep dive on Jama’at Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM)
• How ABM has changed since it became Wilayat Sinai of the Islamic State
• The role of IS’ provinces in Libya in the Western Desert of Egypt
• Background on the ABM splinter faction al-Murabitun that is pro-AQ and led by Hisham Ashmawy that pledged baya to Ayman al-Zawahiri

This episode also features a Primary Sources segment covering releases from September 20th to October 14th, and a #SocialMedia segment covering postings from October 14th to 23rd.
Links:

• Bay’a Remorse? Wilayat Sinai and The Nile Valley by Mokhtar Awad and Samuel Tadros | CTC Sentinel
• Egypt’s Escalating Islamist Insurgency by Mokhtar Awad and Mostafa Hashem | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Mokhtar Awad | Center for American Progress
• Mokhtar Awad (@Mokhtar_Awad) | Twitter

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