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Warnings about Suspicious Moves to Recycle Extremist Organizations: What’s the Story?


Experts in Islamist movements have warned of terrorist organizations’ activities, pointing out that they are currently betting on exploiting economic crises to stir public anger. They aim to capitalize on these sentiments to implement the malicious scenarios they plan and dream of executing.

Writer Amr Farouk, a researcher specializing in extremist groups, has cautioned about the destructive plan targeting the Middle East region, involving the resurgence of religious extremist groups fueled by anger, hatred, and armed activism.

In statements to the Egyptian website Al-Bawaba, Farouk stated that these recycling attempts are aimed at promoting a “new Arab autumn.” This process began in the early moments when armed fundamentalist factions seized power in Syria. The aim is to transfer this dynamic to Egypt through dormant cells within the country and external factions managing the scene from abroad.

Farouk also highlighted several recent suspicious activities aimed at creating an armed movement. Among them are the video releases by Sadiq Al-Ghariani, known as Libya’s mufti and affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, calling for incitement against Egypt’s political system.

According to Farouk, these incitement videos are not disconnected from the statements of David Hearst, editor-in-chief of the British website Middle East Eye. Hearst spoke about a “new Arab Spring” or “Arab Autumn,” suggesting that the Arab region is on the brink of new eruptions, particularly in Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, and Iraq.

Farouk explained that Hearst builds his vision on the failure of the “color revolutions” to achieve their objectives in Arab countries in 2011. He believes that the leaders of the revolutionary movements in Egypt and Tunisia were not radical enough because they did not adopt “armed force” from the outset to overthrow the military and deep-state institutions. According to him, the current circumstances provide an opportunity to reconsider activating an armed revolutionary movement following the agenda of Syrian factions.

Farouk also noted that Al-Qaeda’s vision relies on establishing a structured organization that operates according to a strategic and tactical plan, using modern media to organize revolutionary movements. This includes using “masks” to conceal identities, exploiting economic and social crises, and adopting scenarios like “civil disobedience,” eventually reaching a breaking point where abandoning peaceful solutions and embracing armed action becomes inevitable.

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