Terrorists in Egypt are qualitatively shifting tactics after attacking elite battalion

Terrorists in Egypt appear to be “shifting their tactics” by taking on higher-risk attacks, Amr Mostafa writes for Al-Monitor, saying “militants might be adopting a new pattern of qualitative operations.” Mostafa says the escalation came in early July as the terrorists targeted an elite Egyptian commando force outpost in southern Rafah, suggesting “that terrorist operations in Sinai will no longer be limited to ambushing police patrols.” A high-ranking security force member says such operations “‘aren't a sign of victory or advance,’ but rather indicate a setback as the attackers are driven out of one venue and forced to adapt to another.”