Policemen move into a mosque during clashes with supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi inside a room of the al-Fath mosque in Cairo August 17, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
Analysis: Egyptian Crackdown Hands al Qaeda New Lease On Life -- Myra MacDonald, Reuters
(Reuters) - You would probably have to go back a decade to find a cause with such potential to mobilize jihadis worldwide in a short space of time.
With images of dying Islamist protesters in media across the globe, the unrest in Egypt plays into al Qaeda's narrative of victimization, giving it an ideal opportunity to expand a strategy of exploiting instability it has already used in Libya, Syria and Iraq.
Egypt may not become an open front for jihad - the situation there is too unpredictable to say - but the violence has made it more vulnerable to bomb attacks and a rallying cry for those advocating violence to bring Muslims under sharia, Islamic law.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
With big promise of aid, Saudi Arabia puts security before diplomacy -- F. Brinley Bruton, Staff Writer, NBC News
There Are No More Good Guys in Egypt -- Peter Schwartzstein, The Atlantic
False Choices on Egypt -- New York Times editorial
A Deadly Gamble: Egypt’s Salafists May Now Regret Support for the Military -- Jared Malsin, Time
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood appears at risk of falling apart -- Liz Sly and Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post
China, the Philippines and Problems for the Pacific Pivot -- Daniel McGroarty, Real Clear World
The shadow from Yasukuni -- Rana Mitter, Japan Times
Whether he killed her or not, South Africans think Pistorius will go free -- Aislinn Laing, Christian Science Monitor
Russia’s Economy in Steep Decline, Yet U.S. Passes on Chance to Crush Putin -- Kim Zigfeld, PJ Media
Al Qaeda: Not Defeated Yet -- Daniel Wiser, Washington Free Beacon
The long war against al-Qaeda isn’t over -- Jeffrey Simpson, The Globe and Mail
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