Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported another insurgency network that targeted the nation’s capital. Officials said security agencies were targeting the so-called Helwan Brigades, believed linked to the ousted Muslim Brotherhood. They said Helwan was operating around the sprawling southern Cairo neighborhood. “They appear to have the support of much larger terrorist networks,” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported a Muslim Brotherhood plot against the military-backed regime. Officials said the Brotherhood worked with insurgency groups in plans to assassinate the Egyptian leadership. The officials said virtually every major figure, including the president, defense minister and interior minister, were targeted. “We will not announce the rest of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported the dismantling of three Al Qaida-aligned cells. Officials said security forces captured insurgency cells that targeted police officers. The officials said the cells included one aligned with Ajnad Misr, which emerged in January 2014. “Police efforts resulted in the arrests of terrorist elements of these cells, which […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported the dismantling of three Al Qaida-aligned cells. Officials said security forces captured insurgency cells that targeted police officers. They said the cells included one aligned with Ajnad Misr, which emerged in January 2014. “Police efforts resulted in the arrests of terrorist elements of these cells, which targeted […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Islamist militias have been targeting police in daily attacks. Officials said the militias, led by Ansar Beit Al Maqdis, were focusing operations on police and the Central Security Forces. They said Ansar and its offshoots were tracking everybody from new recruits to senior officers. On April 23, a brigadier general […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Al Qaida’s latest militia has raised its profile in Egypt. Al Qaida’s Ajnad Misr militia has claimed responsibility for what was termed one of the most sophisticated bombing attacks in the Islamist revolt. Ajnad said it conducted a triple bombing outside Cairo University on April 2 that killed a senior […]