What should be at the core of Egypt’s counter-terror strategy?
Last week, the UK marked the 10th anniversary of the July 7 bombings in London. In a few more weeks, the U.S. will mark the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The attack that saw the “War on Terror” begin. Earlier this week, Cairo saw a massive explosion in the center of Egypt’s capital, directed at the Italian consulate, and claimed by ISIS afterwards. It won’t start a new “War on Terror” because Cairo’s establishment declared that in 2013. It seems some lessons are never learned.
The opening of the article. The full text is at Al Arabiya English.
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H.A. Hellyer, “What should be at the core of Egypt’s counter-terror strategy?,” Al Arabiya English, 13 July 2015, https://english.alarabiya.net/views/news/middle-east/2015/07/13/What-should-be-at-the-core-of-Egypt-s-counter-terror-strategy-.
Hellyer, H.A. (2015, July 13). What should be at the core of Egypt’s counter-terror strategy?. Al Arabiya English. https://english.alarabiya.net/views/news/middle-east/2015/07/13/What-should-be-at-the-core-of-Egypt-s-counter-terror-strategy-
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