In its latest video, Ansar Jerusalem showed footage of the Nov. 20 car bombing in North Sinai that killed 11 Egyptian security personnel. The video also video featured a clip from former al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi.
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In Egypt, ideas of a radical Islamist make comeback

Mohammed Hussein Muhareb (a.k.a. Abu Mounir) had reportedly issued a fatwa supporting attacks against Egyptian security personnel.
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Egyptian Islamist figure issues warning on Sinai

According to Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim, some of those arrested have ties to al Qaeda-linked groups as well as Gaza-based terror groups.

What’s Behind the Wave of Terror in the Sinai

The army is currently pursuing those behind the latest attack in North Sinai and will likely increase operations in the area in response.

Suez Canal targeted as war in Sinai spreads

General Mohamed Farid el Tohamy also warned that some Sinai-based jihadists have managed to reach the Egyptian “mainland,” including Cairo and the Nile Delta.

Egypt’s Sinai Has Become the Latest Battleground for Global Jihadists

Undermining Sinai’s terrorist cells

In Egypt’s Sinai, military’s harsh campaign earns pledges of retaliation

In the latest jihadist call for direct attacks on the Egyptian army, a media unit tied to the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem released a statement saying now is the time for “the mujahideen” to strike the army.

The Egyptian army announced that recent operations in the Sinai have led to the arrests of numerous “terrorist elements” as well as the seizure of a variety of weaponry. A leading Sinai jihadist group contended, however, that a recent army operation killed seven civilians, including four children.

Egypt tightens Sinai security, assesses militant threat

Israeli intelligence agencies differ over the number of Salafi jihadists operating in the Egyptian Sinai, but they recognize a serious threat. One group, Gaza-based Jaish al Islam, is reportedly offering training camps for global jihadists.

The MSC in Jerusalem has taken responsibility for a rocket attack on Eilat just days after four members of the Salafi jihadist group Ansar Jerusalem were killed in the Sinai.

Over the past two days, photos and video from the recent funeral of four Ansar Jerusalem members have been released to jihadist forums.
