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Chapter Three: Middle East

Chapter Three: Middle East Chapter Three Middle East Egypt (Sinai) As President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Key statistics 2014 2015 strengthened his control of Egypt Conflict intensity: Medium Medium throughout 2015, the security situation Fatalities: 900 3,000 in the country deteriorated signifi- New IDPs: cantly. Wilayat Sina (Sinai Province), New refugees: an insurgent group that pledged alle- giance to the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) in November 2014, posed a severe security threat, launching deadly attacks and challenging the security forces’ tenuous control over Sinai. Egypt con- currently faced a medium-level insurgency led by radicalised individuals linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. The complex security environment was used by the Sisi-led government as a pretext for restricting space for political participation. Many of the government’s policies, however, appeared to be slowly generating discontent and undermining the president’s support base. Escalation in Sinai Formerly known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM), Sinai Province evolved into the main non-state armed group active in the Sinai Peninsula after it subsumed Middle East Status and types of conict High-intensity Medium-intensity Low-intensity TURKEY Non-insurgent unrest Cease re/Amnesty Algiers Tunis Peace accord Tehran SYRIA SYRIA For details, see Explanatory Notes, p. 328. TUNISIA Mediterranean Sea Rabat LEBANON Beirut IRAN http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Armed Conflict Survey Taylor & Francis

Chapter Three: Middle East

Armed Conflict Survey , Volume 2 (1): 78 – Jan 1, 2016
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© 2016 The International Institute for Strategic Studies
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Chapter Three Middle East Egypt (Sinai) As President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Key statistics 2014 2015 strengthened his control of Egypt Conflict intensity: Medium Medium throughout 2015, the security situation Fatalities: 900 3,000 in the country deteriorated signifi- New IDPs: cantly. Wilayat Sina (Sinai Province), New refugees: an insurgent group that pledged alle- giance to the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) in November 2014, posed a severe security threat, launching deadly attacks and challenging the security forces’ tenuous control over Sinai. Egypt con- currently faced a medium-level insurgency led by radicalised individuals linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. The complex security environment was used by the Sisi-led government as a pretext for restricting space for political participation. Many of the government’s policies, however, appeared to be slowly generating discontent and undermining the president’s support base. Escalation in Sinai Formerly known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM), Sinai Province evolved into the main non-state armed group active in the Sinai Peninsula after it subsumed Middle East Status and types of conict High-intensity Medium-intensity Low-intensity TURKEY Non-insurgent unrest Cease re/Amnesty Algiers Tunis Peace accord Tehran SYRIA SYRIA For details, see Explanatory Notes, p. 328. TUNISIA Mediterranean Sea Rabat LEBANON Beirut IRAN

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