Monday, August 13, 2012

Egyptian president visits troubled border area

Violence has spiked because jihadists in the region see "an opportunity," said Adam Raisman, a senior analyst with the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist groups.
 
"They see that what they wanted from the Egyptian revolution has not come to fruition," Raisman said. "They wanted a Sharia-based government." Angry with Morsy for not building a fundamentalist government, jihadists are "taking advantage of the tumult in the region," the analyst said.


MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/10/world/meast/egypt-violence/index.html?hpt=imi_c2