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*** 22-Oct-17 World View -- Egyptian police ambushed and killed by Muslim Brotherhood linked Hasm Movement
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Dozens of Egyptian police massacred in ambush by jihadists
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The al-Bahariya Oasis, in the desert region where the ambush occurred
In the largest terrorist attack against Egypt's security forces in
decades, as many as 55 policemen were killed in a sophisticated ambush
by militants on Friday evening. A large police convoy in four SUVs
were traveling to the al-Bahariya Oasis in the vast desert expanse in
Giza province southwest of Cairo, based on intelligence that there was
a secret terrorist hideout there.
The whole thing was apparently a setup, as the militants were prepared
for the arrival of the policemen. When the convoy arrived, dozens of
militants opened up with heavy machine guns, recoilless grenades and
mortars, and detonated roadside bombs. The Egyptian air force was not
called in, leading to suspicions that the militants had penetrated
Egypt's security forces.
Militancy has been growing and spreading in Egypt. In the past year,
militants have killed hundreds of Egyptian security forces and judges,
and have targeted minority Christian communities and bombed churches
in Cairo, Alexandria and other areas. This insurgency has continued
and grown, even as Egypt's military and police forces claim to have
killed thousands of suspected terrorists. Daily News Egypt and AP and Washington Post and Debka
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**** Officials point to Hasm Movement, armed wing of Muslim Brotherhood
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No one has claimed responsibility for Friday evening's ambush, but
it's believed that the perpetrators were the Hasm Movement, which is
believed to be the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, although MB
officials deny a connection. The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt was
violent for decades, but renounced violence in the 1970s. If Hasm is
linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, it would represent a return to
violence for the organization.
"Hasm" in Arabic means "decisiveness" or "termination," but the name
of the group may be also an acronym of Arabic phrase "Harakat Sawa'd
Misr," which literally means "Arms of Egypt Movement". It first
emerged publicly when it claimed credit for an attack on a police
officer on July 18, 2016. Since then, the group has claimed credit
for a number of deadly attacks on security forces and assassinations
of public figures.
Egypt's president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has cracked down extremely
harshly on Muslim Brotherhood members, jailing thousands of them and
subjecting many to torture, since, as an army general, al-Sisi led an
army coup overthrowing the democratically elected but incompetently
governing Mohammed Morsi, and his Muslim Brotherhood ministers.
Although the Muslim Brotherhood still claims to be a non-violent
political organization, there's little doubt that al-Sisi's harsh,
bloody atrocities committed against Brotherhood members has
radicalized some of the younger members, and that may be the genesis
of the Hasm Movement, though that hasn't been proven.
Al-Sisi has hands full with the Bedouin-based Sinai terrorist group
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM - Ansar Jerusalem - Champions of Jerusalem),
which changed its name to al-Wilayat Sinai (Province of Sinai) when it
changed its allegiance in 2015 from al-Qaeda to the so-called Islamic
State (IS or ISIS or ISIL or Daesh).
Al-Sisi has conducted a scorched earth counter-insurgency approach to
ABM, which takes advantage of the deeply alienated Bedouin population.
However, ABM's appeal among ordinary Egyptians has been limited
because of its ruthless attacks on ordinary civilians.
The Hasm Movement has apparently learned from ABM's experience. Hasm
have been avoiding attacks on civilians, and have been targeting
policemen, security officials and government officials, so that they
may be able to gain greater traction among the Egyptian people than
ABM has been able to do. Deutsche Welle and Jamestown (21-Apr) and International Institute for Counter-Terrorism and Al-Jazeera
Related Stories
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Egypt, al-Bahariya Oasis, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi,
Hasm Movement, Arms of Egypt Movement, Mohammed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood,
Ansar Jerusalem, Ansar Bayt al Maqdis, ABM, Champions of Jerusalem,
Bedouins, Sinai Province, Al Wilayat Sinai
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Dozens of Egyptian police massacred in ambush by jihadists
- Officials point to Hasm Movement, armed wing of Muslim Brotherhood
****
**** Dozens of Egyptian police massacred in ambush by jihadists
****
The al-Bahariya Oasis, in the desert region where the ambush occurred
In the largest terrorist attack against Egypt's security forces in
decades, as many as 55 policemen were killed in a sophisticated ambush
by militants on Friday evening. A large police convoy in four SUVs
were traveling to the al-Bahariya Oasis in the vast desert expanse in
Giza province southwest of Cairo, based on intelligence that there was
a secret terrorist hideout there.
The whole thing was apparently a setup, as the militants were prepared
for the arrival of the policemen. When the convoy arrived, dozens of
militants opened up with heavy machine guns, recoilless grenades and
mortars, and detonated roadside bombs. The Egyptian air force was not
called in, leading to suspicions that the militants had penetrated
Egypt's security forces.
Militancy has been growing and spreading in Egypt. In the past year,
militants have killed hundreds of Egyptian security forces and judges,
and have targeted minority Christian communities and bombed churches
in Cairo, Alexandria and other areas. This insurgency has continued
and grown, even as Egypt's military and police forces claim to have
killed thousands of suspected terrorists. Daily News Egypt and AP and Washington Post and Debka
****
**** Officials point to Hasm Movement, armed wing of Muslim Brotherhood
****
No one has claimed responsibility for Friday evening's ambush, but
it's believed that the perpetrators were the Hasm Movement, which is
believed to be the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, although MB
officials deny a connection. The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt was
violent for decades, but renounced violence in the 1970s. If Hasm is
linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, it would represent a return to
violence for the organization.
"Hasm" in Arabic means "decisiveness" or "termination," but the name
of the group may be also an acronym of Arabic phrase "Harakat Sawa'd
Misr," which literally means "Arms of Egypt Movement". It first
emerged publicly when it claimed credit for an attack on a police
officer on July 18, 2016. Since then, the group has claimed credit
for a number of deadly attacks on security forces and assassinations
of public figures.
Egypt's president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has cracked down extremely
harshly on Muslim Brotherhood members, jailing thousands of them and
subjecting many to torture, since, as an army general, al-Sisi led an
army coup overthrowing the democratically elected but incompetently
governing Mohammed Morsi, and his Muslim Brotherhood ministers.
Although the Muslim Brotherhood still claims to be a non-violent
political organization, there's little doubt that al-Sisi's harsh,
bloody atrocities committed against Brotherhood members has
radicalized some of the younger members, and that may be the genesis
of the Hasm Movement, though that hasn't been proven.
Al-Sisi has hands full with the Bedouin-based Sinai terrorist group
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM - Ansar Jerusalem - Champions of Jerusalem),
which changed its name to al-Wilayat Sinai (Province of Sinai) when it
changed its allegiance in 2015 from al-Qaeda to the so-called Islamic
State (IS or ISIS or ISIL or Daesh).
Al-Sisi has conducted a scorched earth counter-insurgency approach to
ABM, which takes advantage of the deeply alienated Bedouin population.
However, ABM's appeal among ordinary Egyptians has been limited
because of its ruthless attacks on ordinary civilians.
The Hasm Movement has apparently learned from ABM's experience. Hasm
have been avoiding attacks on civilians, and have been targeting
policemen, security officials and government officials, so that they
may be able to gain greater traction among the Egyptian people than
ABM has been able to do. Deutsche Welle and Jamestown (21-Apr) and International Institute for Counter-Terrorism and Al-Jazeera
Related Stories
- Egypt in 3-month state of emergency after Coptic church bombings (10-Apr-2017)
- ISIS forces hundreds of Christians to flee Egypt's North Sinai (28-Feb-2017)
- ISIS-linked terrorists kill dozens in Egypt's northern Sinai (30-Jan-2015)
- Egypt's Morsi gives angry, desperate speech to save his job (03-Jul-2013)
- Egypt's army deposes Morsi in a non-coup coup (04-Jul-2013)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Egypt, al-Bahariya Oasis, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi,
Hasm Movement, Arms of Egypt Movement, Mohammed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood,
Ansar Jerusalem, Ansar Bayt al Maqdis, ABM, Champions of Jerusalem,
Bedouins, Sinai Province, Al Wilayat Sinai
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John J. Xenakis
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Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617-864-0010
E-mail: john@GenerationalDynamics.com
Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
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