In the interest of exploring the complex relationship between threat and response, TIMEP presents Egypt Security Watch—the only such project to offer original content on the security situation in Egypt as a whole. With this project, we hope to dig deeper than causal explanations for the proliferation of terror violence and to make sense of the ways in which Egypt’s war on terror has and has not been effective. Through our unique efforts to aggregate the most up-to-date and comprehensive data and contextual analysis, we explore not only the dialectic relationship of terror acts and state response, but also the larger political landscape in which these developments occur. This is a live project, meaning we will continue to monitor reports from the ground, work with our network of experts, and track media from state and violent actors, constantly revising our content to provide the most accurate and timely information.

Articles & Analysis

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January 1, 1970
Christians Flee North Sinai Violence
March 7, 2017

Over the past three weeks, about 140 Coptic Christian families fled the city of Arish. The…

Non-State Actors

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January 1, 1970
Ansar al-Islam
November 10, 2017

Ansar al-Islam is ideologically aligned with al-Qaeda and may be connected to Hisham Ashmawy, founder of…

January 1, 1970
Al-Morabitoon
November 7, 2017

Al-Morabitoon is likely based in Derna, Libya. Its leader, Hisham Ashmawy, is believed to have been…

January 1, 1970
Islamic State in Egypt
May 8, 2017

State Actors

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Khaled Muhammad Shalaby Hashim
March 16, 2017

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Magdy Abdel Ghaffar
May 14, 2015

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Faiza Abou el-Naga
April 15, 2015

Weekly Briefs

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January 1, 1970
ESW Week in Brief: September 14–20, 2019
September 20, 2019

In at least three counter-terrorism raids reported across Egypt, the Ministry of Interior killed at least…

January 1, 1970
ESW Week in Brief: September 7–13, 2019
September 13, 2019

In its weekly al-Naba newsletter, the Islamic State reported that its Sinai branch had carried out…

January 1, 1970
ESW Week in Brief: August 31–September 6, 2019
September 6, 2019

A 27-year-old woman was killed in Sheikh Zuweid in a continuing trend of fatalities and injuries…

Reports & Briefs

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January 1, 1970
Five Years of Egypt's War on Terror
July 24, 2018

This report outlines trends and developments that have taken place in the past five years of…

January 1, 1970
Attack at Rawda Mosque
December 7, 2017

A group of armed assailants attacked worshipers at a mosque in North Sinai’s Rawda village on…

January 1, 1970
Bahariya Oasis Incident
October 30, 2017

A convoy of Egyptian security personnel was overcome by militants near Bahariya Oasis. The attack was…