Islamic tribal state may be carved from the Sinai. Egypt losing control.

Islamic tribal groups are trying to carve a regime out of the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. A hundred men attacked Egyptian police near the Gaza border.   The same group is believed to have recently blown up the natural gas line from Egypt to Israel.    Source    This story has been sneaking up for some time.

Also this story: "Egyptian security sources told Israel Hayom that the new government in Cairo was losing control over part of the peninsula".   h/t Dan Friedman at Theospark.

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