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Thwarting attempt by ISIL to establish branch in Egypt

13 Jul 2014 07:35

Islam Times - Sources at the Interior Ministry in Egypt have confirmed on Friday that the country security services have successfully managed to hamper ISIL militants’ efforts to establish viable cells in the Sinai, where already radical Islamists linked to the banned Muslim Brotherhood have found refuge.

15 militants were arrested, all hailing from Palestine, Iraq and Syria.

In an interview with Alsumaria, a source explained that “the security forces foiled the first serious attempt to establish an ISIL branch in the Sinai Peninsula.” He explained further that the militants were all foreigners. 

According to analysts ISIL seeks to expand its zone if influence far beyond Syria and Iraq, and as such poses a threat to regional security.

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