The relationship between Hamas and Egypt has continued to deteriorate since an Egyptian court in essence outlawed the militant organization last month, increasing pressure on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Hisham Allam In early […]
Egypt
“Jihad will continue”
INTERVIEW: Jordanian militant Islamist Abu Sayaf calls Egypt’s armed forces chief, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, an “apostate” and says jihad in Syria will continue even if the Assad regime is ousted. Hisham Allam “Realities differ,” says […]
Jihadist mindset
ANALYSIS: Our interview with Jordanian militant Islamist Abu Sayyaf provides insight into the revolutionary mindset of Salafi jihadism. Øyvind Strømmen At least 500 Jordanians are thought to be involved in Syria’s raging civil […]
From Sinai, with hate
CAIRO – With violence engulfing Cairo over the weekend, the Egyptian military never took its eye off of the northern Sinai Peninsula, 300 kilometres to the northeast. It’s a lawless, angry place, and […]
The Sinai extremist hub
HSI INTERVIEW with Dr Nageh Ibrahim: Militant Salafi jihadists exploited a security vacuum in the Sinai Peninsula to train for three years ahead of an assassination attempt on Egypt’s interior minister in September. […]