Nile Delta

February 23, 2018 | Romany Shaker

Egypt Launches Massive Anti-terrorism Operation ahead of March Elections

In a surprise move, Egypt launched a massive anti-terrori...

February 25, 2014 | |

These Aren’t the Terrorists You’re Looking For

On Feb. 16, a bus full of South Korean tourists was idling near the Taba border crossing in Sou...

January 27, 2014 |

Can Egypt Handle Ansar Bayt al Maqdis?

Shortly after 6:30am in Egypt on Friday, a massive car bomb detonated outside the Cairo Security Directorate. The attack killed at least four people and wounded more than 70, Egypt’s Health...

January 9, 2014 | David Barnett |

Blowback in Cairo

On Sept. 5, a car bomb ripped through the Cairo neighborhood of Nasr City, narrowly missing its target: Egyptian Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim. Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, a Sinai-based jihadist g...

December 31, 2013 | David Barnett

Bomb Near Cairo Bus Raises Fear of Growing Militancy

A small bomb exploded near a municipal bus here on Thursday, raising fears that deepening political polarization of the country is fueling a violent insurgency. The bombing, which injure...

December 24, 2013 | David Barnett

Egypt Blames Muslim Brotherhood for Apparent Suicide Bomb, 14 Dead

Egypt's government blamed the Muslim Brotherhood for an apparent suicide bombing of a police headquarters in the Nile Delta region, calling it a terrorist attack. The death toll fro...

December 24, 2013 | David Barnett

Egypt’s Brotherhood Gets the Blame for Police Compound Bombing

Egypt’s prime minister declared the Muslim Brotherhood a "terrorist" organization after multiple explosions at the security headquarters in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura killed at least 1...

December 12, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief

Egypt’s Sinai Goes Quiet… For Now

By David Barnett On November 20, a car bomb attack by the Salafi ji...

March 11, 2013 | The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda-Linked Groups Increasing Contact with Salafi Groups in Nile Delta and Sinai

By David Barnett Egyptian officials are worried that they are seizing only a fraction of the weaponry entering the Sinai Peninsula from Libya. And in contrast to earlier arms sh...

October 4, 2012 | The Long War Journal |

Israeli Intelligence: Sinai is the ‘Home of an Independent Jihadist Network’

David Barnett Israeli outlets are reporting that Israeli intelligence believes that a single network of Islamic extremists with ideological links to al Qaeda is behind a majorit...

September 20, 2012 | Reuel Marc Gerecht

Living with Islam

Begin with Western strength and confidence in our principles.

June 18, 2012 | Khairi Abaza

Two Villages, Two Egyptian Views

SHARQIYYA GOVERNORATE, Egypt—Only nine miles of rutted pavement separates the villages of Mubasher and Edwa, but the ideological division they represent has nearly split Egyptian politics i...

February 21, 2011 |

Uniting Egypt’s Opposition

Americans have proven remarkably sympathetic to Egypt’s protests, which are now entering their third week. But in trying to make sense of a complex situation, most commentators have glossed...

January 23, 2009 |

Egyptians’ Nuanced Approach to the Gaza Crisis

Speaking with Egyptians in Cairo and the Nile Delta during my recent visit, it was evident that the war in Gaza elicited passionate expressions of anger against Israel. However, while Israel remained the primary target of Egyptian outcry, as it traditionally is, the general reaction was far more nuanced.