By Fulan Nasrullah, Divergent Options: “United States investment in building local capabilities is a necessity for both the U.S. and Lake Chad regional states, both to degrade active non-state armed groups in the region, and to build, foster, and maintain stability.”
As Egyptian security forces intensify their campaign against Islamic State in the north Sinai region, authorities have isolated the area’s largest city, in a sign of how the insurgency has shifted from the region’s desert expanses to the city streets. - Wall Street Journal