Egypt Terrorist groups - home based

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Terrorist groups - home based:

Harakat Sawa’d Misr (HASM): aim(s): overthrow the Egyptian Government
area(s) of operation: Cairo, Nile Delta, Western Desert (2018)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)-Sinai Province: aim(s): spread the ISIS caliphate by eliminating the Egyptian Government, destroying Israel, and establishing an Islamic emirate in the Sinai
area(s) of operation: operations are based out of the Sinai Peninsula, but its reach extends to Cairo, the Egyptian Nile Valley, and Gaza; operations mainly target Egyptian security forces, but also include attacks on civilians, as well as kidnappings
note: formerly known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis; core ISIS refers to Egypt as its Wilayat Sinai (2018)
Liwa al-Thawra: aim(s): overthrow the Egyptian Government
area(s) of operation: Cairo, Monofeya, and Qalyubia governorates (2019)

Source: CIA World Factbook - This page was last updated on Friday, November 27, 2020

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