Assessing Egyptian public support for security crackdowns in the Sinai /

"This monograph examines the terrorist groups in Egypt emanating from the Sinai and assesses the level of Egyptian public support for the government's security crackdown. These terrorist groups have not only targeted Egyptian security personnel and foreign tourists in the Sinai Peninsula b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Aftandilian, Gregory L. (Author)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Terrorism > Egypt > Sinai. Terrorism > Egypt > Sinai > Prevention. Public opinion > Egypt. Egypt > Politics and government > 21st century. United States > Foreign relations > Egypt. Egypt > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Military relations > Egypt. Egypt > Military relations > United States. Diplomatic relations. Military relations. Politics and government. Public opinion. Terrorism. Terrorism > Prevention. Egypt. Egypt > Sinai. United States. 2000-2099
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo63727 http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo63727

Table of Contents:

Characteristics of the Sinai and its complicated image
Developments in the Sinai
Developments since the 2011 revolution
Terrorist groups in the Sinai
Transporting terrorism to the Egyptian mainland
Egyptian government's response in the Sinai
The impact of renewed conflict between Israel and Hamas
Public perceptions of the government's campaign against extremists in the Sinai
Recommendations for U.S. policy
Recommendations for U.S. landpower.