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Beset by Terrorism, Egypt's Military Government Is Blaming Everything on the Muslim Brotherhood
(Foreign Policy) Gregg Carlstrom - Ansar Bait al-Maqdis has evolved into a persistent and deadly enemy to the Egyptian government. It has carried out most of the high-profile attacks in Egypt since Morsi's ouster, and recently has spread beyond its traditional base in the Sinai Peninsula. But most Egyptians remain unfamiliar with the group. Meanwhile, the Egyptian "government is really focused on trying to decapitate the Brotherhood," said David Barnett, a researcher at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. The crackdown has grown into a wide-ranging effort to eliminate the Muslim Brotherhood from Egyptian public life. Private television channels urged their viewers to call an Interior Ministry hotline and report suspected Brothers.