Hidden targets and coded messages that terrorist organizations tried to deliver once more, from behind terrorist attack On the water lifting station in western Sinai, which occurred yesterday, Saturday, and killed 11 Egyptian soldiers.
The timing of the incident bore many important indications that terrorist organizations seek to send, especially following the increasing pace of development in Sinai, and the issuance of international reports that confirmed Egypt’s success in eliminating terrorism, according to analysts and observers.
proof of existence
In this context, Major General Dr. Hisham al-Halabi, advisor at the Nasser Higher Military Academy, told Al Arabiya.net that the Egyptian army had succeeded in eliminating what is known as systematic terrorism since 2018.
He added that the reports of the “Global Triosom Index” website showed that Egypt had not witnessed any terrorist operation during a large period of more than a year and more, following the success of the army in dismantling the infrastructure and main infrastructure of terrorist organizations and violent groups, which made the terrorist organizations try to respond to that and suggest that they still exist.
Egyptian army (AFP)
He also pointed out that the second goal of the operation is revealed by the terrorists’ targeting of the water lifting station, pointing out that they know and realize that Egypt has spent 300 billion pounds to develop the Sinai and create new urban communities and settle millions of Egyptians in it.
He said that the state turned it into a giant tourist attraction area, and cultivated large areas of land to provide food for the Egyptians, pointing out that the goal is to disrupt Egypt’s plans in this direction and slow development in Sinai.
political pressure
In the same context, Amr Farouk, a researcher in the affairs of terrorist groups, confirmed that the incident aims to put pressure on the Egyptian state politically, with regard to its movements and foreign files.
He stressed to Al Arabiya.net that the incident was not only a reaction to the increasing cleansing movement during the past months of terrorists’ hideouts and the remnants of explosive devices that had been planted during the past years, but rather aimed at disrupting the development strategy in the areas of central and western Sinai, which are close to the incubators of the Suez Canal.
Egyptian army (AFP)
In addition to trying to exploit the economic conditions, which are an integral part of the global crisis, to confuse the internal scene at the present time.
“Choice 3” leaks
For his part, Amr Abdel Moneim, a researcher in the affairs of terrorist groups, confirmed to Al Arabiya.net that the incident had several important indications, including that it came in response to the leaks of the series “The Choice 3”.
He said that the series revealed the Brotherhood’s use of extremist leaders such as Muhammad al-Zawahiri and Muhammad Nasr al-Din Ghazlani to coordinate with terrorist organizations in Sinai to return the kidnapped soldiers, put pressure on the army and launch terrorist operations once morest the armed forces and the police.
Documents related to ISIS in Sinai
It also aims to put pressure on the regime in light of the emergence of the presidential pardon committee and the start of releasing some detainees from activists and members of political and revolutionary forces, and trying to extract approval for the inclusion of the detainees of those groups with the amnesty.
He added, “The attack is the deadliest in a long time and confirms the failure of these organizations’ ability to launch new terrorist operations during Ramadan and Eid in Sinai, especially following the armed forces surrounded them and the tribes cooperated with the state in eliminating many terrorist outposts.”
It is noteworthy that the Egyptian army thwarted yesterday, Saturday, a terrorist attack on one of the water pumping stations in the west of the Canal, and the military spokesman stated that a group of terrorist elements carried out the attack, killing an officer and 10 soldiers and wounding 5 individuals.
