أرشيف الوسم: Risk

Egypt: Terrorist attacks increasing

According to Verisk

Peninsule-Sinai

The ongoing crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood risks pushing political opposition underground, increasing the potential for more frequent terrorist attacks over the coming months. Whilst the government of President Abdul Fatteh al-Sisi’s hard-line security stance has reduced the likelihood of large-scale violent protests for the medium term, terrorist incidents have become more frequent and ambitious under al-Sisi’s time in office – including in Egypt’s major urban hubs.

Rafah

Data gathered for Maplecroft’s Terrorism and Security Dashboard (MTSD) indicates a shift over the past three years towards more frequent and widespread terrorist attacks. One-hundred-and-thirty terrorist attacks were recorded over the 2014/15 period. This marks a more-than fourfold increase in the number attacks on the corresponding 2013/14 period (when there were 29 terrorist attacks in total). There were no recorded terrorist attacks in the corresponding 2012/13 period.

https://www.maplecroft.com/map-of-the-week/