Daesh cannot be allowed to expand in Egypt, says Canada’s Defense Minister

Daesh “cannot be allowed to expand in Egypt,” Canada’s Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan said during a visit to the UAE, according to The National. “[Daesh] still has a presence in Sinai, and the responsibility to deal with this threat is in the hands of the Egyptian government,” Sajjan says. He also voiced concerns about returning extremist fighters and hopes to increase the UAE’s involvement in Canadian peacekeeping operations and to work with the UAE on its de-radicalization programs. Canada has troops in Sinai as part of the peace mission with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) since 1981.