Egyptian takfiris in Libya pose a serious threat

Egyptian fugitives affiliated with ISIS, aka Daesh, have formed a terrorist ring near Siwa oasis in the Western Desert.  These fugitives transported supplies to terrorist in Sinai and welcomed foreign takfiri militants from the border with Sudan, near Mount Uwaynat, the oasis of Kufra and Gebel Abdel Malik.

The terrorists take advantage of Mount Uwaynat near the Libya-Egypt-Sudan border region to escape to Libya or return to Egypt. Gebel Abdel Malik is located inside the Libyan territories, around 160 km off Mount Uwaynat.

No-one speaks much about the Egyptians, who are affiliated with ISIS in Libya. However, it is well known that some 16 Egyptians are currently leaders of the Libyan ISIS. The leaders include Goweida Sherif, who is originally from Mersa Matrouh governorate, according to media reports.

There are nine others from other governorates like Alexandria and Cairo. The Egyptian fugitives are mainly concentrated in the south of Libya to facilitate redeployment and infiltration into the Egyptian border.

The Libyan army killed Abu Khaled Matrouhi, a senior ISIS militant. The terrorists repositioned themselves at Jaghbub due to crackdown of the border guards and Bedouin tribes.

The Egyptian takfiris affiliated with ISIS have taken refuge in Libya following Salah Shehata there. Abdul Basset Azzouz set up a camp in Benghazi. Officer Mohamed Abdel Samie, and his brother Sharif, from Ezbet Abdel Salam in Matrouh, are also among the Egyptians there.

ISIS has placed camps near the oasis of Jaghbub via 4 roads El-Quossiya, Assiut, Assiut, Delga in Minya, Dairout (Assiut) and Fayoum.

The terrorist organization has tried to infiltrate some elements into Egypt through these roads. The Libyan Desh is about to reemerge near Sirte, Kufra, Sabha and Ghat in the southwest of Libya. These regions are the most dangerous groups like al-Qaeda in the Maghreb. A Libya group has pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.