Egypt

Egyptian cleric Abd Al Maguid Al Shazli said “the banner of jihad will be raised in Egypt” and praised al Qaeda’s operations and leaders. Shazli made his statement at a funeral that was attended by Egyptian presidential candidate Hazem Abu Ismail.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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