Islamist militants are flooding the Sinai Peninsula, between Egypt and Israel. Now neither country can contain them.
In some ways, the Sinai Peninsula is an idyllic corner of the Middle East. It has coastal resorts and coral reefs. This is where a bearded Charlton Heston, playing Moses, received the Ten Commandments on a mountaintop in Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 film. Then there’s the reality: Islamist militants are making their home in the rough terrain stippled with caves, launching near-daily attacks on Egypt’s military and its police. Tourists are staying away from the region, which looks more and more like Pakistan’s lawless frontier.
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Update: In Egypt’s Sinai, insurgency taking root -- Washington Post
My Comment: This is not only Egypt's problem .... it is also Israel's .... and the only solution is a stable Egypt which .... unfortunately .... is anything but right now.
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