Plight of Christians and the restoration of military aid from the US

The plight of Sinai’s Christians continues to dominate headlines on Egypt in the international press this morning, with the Associated Press interviewing and tallying the victims of Daesh’s attacks on the population. The newswire sees this as evidence that Daesh is trying to assert some measure of control as it faces a heavy crackdown by Egyptian security forces and reversals elsewhere in the world.