{"id":648759,"date":"2017-04-11T04:15:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T04:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/11\/coverage-of-the-palm-sunday-attacks-continues\/"},"modified":"2017-04-11T04:15:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T04:15:18","slug":"coverage-of-the-palm-sunday-attacks-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/11\/coverage-of-the-palm-sunday-attacks-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Coverage of the Palm Sunday attacks continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday\u2019s terror attacks on Christians in Alexandria and Tanta topped headlines<\/strong> on Egypt once again this morning. Two themes pervaded the coverage: Disappointment and anger from Coptic Christians who feel unsafe, and analysis on Daesh\u2019s strategy and the forces which compelled its brazen attack.<\/p>\n

Mourning and criticism:<\/strong> Amina Ismail put out two stories for Reuters<\/a> on the feeling of rage and abandonment felt by Christian families mourning their dead. She cites<\/a>people\u2019s criticism of what they claim were lax security measures on Sunday and the anger expressed at security forces in the morgues. CNN\u2019s Monique El-Faizy<\/a> was overly alarmist, suggesting that the attacks could lead to outright dissent from a frustrated Christian population. \u201cCopts are increasingly willing to criticize both Sisi and church leadership,\u201d she writes. El-Faizy didn\u2019t pull any punches when criticizing the authorities, who she believes will not be able to do much despite the state of emergency, as they have failed to protect their own security forces in Sinai. The Associated Press<\/a> is characterizing the attack as a blow to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s image among Christians, who are now doubting his ability to protect them.<\/p>\n

Analysts are saying the bombings in Egypt suggest Daesh are finding themselves coming under increasing pressure in Iraq and Syria, according to the AFP<\/a>. Daesh \u201chas been unable to seize population centres [in Sinai], unlike its early gains in Iraq and Syria<\/strong>, and it has also lost top militants to Egyptian military strikes in recent months.\u201d Sunday\u2019s attacks followed a recent shift in Daesh\u2019s strategy from December when it first began targeting Coptic Christians in Egypt as part of spectacular attacks away from Iraq and Syria \u201cin an attempt to regain the narrative, boost morale and win recruits,\u201d Jantzen Garnett, an expert on the jihadists with the Navanti Group, says.<\/p>\n

Beyond acting out in the face of setbacks in Sinai, Iraq, Syria and Libya, the Financial Times<\/a> argues that fomenting sectarian violence has always been the most crucial strategy adopted by Daesh<\/strong>, as it is the fuse by which regional chaos occurs and in which it thrives.<\/p>\n

Other stories following up on the attacks that are worth noting in brief include:<\/p>\n