Division.. Conflict on Egyptian interior marks end of Brotherhood
The repercussions of the Istanbul Front’s decision to dismiss Ibrahim Munir, the leader of the London Front, and 12 of its leaders continue and pave the way for the division of the Brotherhood into two groups.
According to sources close to the organization, the London Front has begun working to separate all of the organization’s structures that are intersecting with the Istanbul Front, which means that the organization is moving toward becoming two groups completely.
The sources added that the two fronts are now regularizing their situation through the formation and administrative structures of sections totally separate from the structures of the opposing front.
Over the past few days, Ibrahim Munir has completely taken the Brotherhood’s internal affairs out of the hands of his rival Mahmoud Hussein, following the formation of a new general shura council for the group.
During the past few days, Munir was tasked by Brotherhood leaders in Egypt to conduct a complete inventory of all the families of ISIS prisoners, whether in the areas and governorates that are loyal to him or those that follow the Istanbul Front.
Munir’s move came in order to solidify the position of the group’s loyal members, in addition to diverting the path of loyalists to the Istanbul Front, and transferring its subordination and loyalty to his front, especially after Mahmoud Hussein’s men were subjected to strong security strikes during the last period, which caused the cessation of monthly transfers of funds to the Brotherhood’s families and affiliated prisoners for their forehead.
Hussein has long accused Munir of being inward-looking and detached from him, having been in Britain for more than 60 years.
If Munir succeeds in his plan to attract the Egyptian Brotherhood to his side, he will deal a heavy blow to the Istanbul front, weakening it considerably, especially given Munir’s greater control over the organization’s external relations.
Security strike on Istanbul front
As the Istanbul and London fronts continue to jostle for internal Brotherhood control, several leaders have fallen into the hands of the Egyptian security services, amid mutual accusations that the two sides are using slander against members of the organization as part of the ongoing conflict.
The Istanbul Front was dealt a severe blow after security services uncovered a network inside Egypt that belonged to Mahmoud Hussein and included money exchange companies and employees at some companies in Egyptian airports with the aim of smuggling money and security pursuers out of Egypt.
Hussein rejects prison leadership mandate
Meanwhile, a source in Turkey revealed that Mahmoud Hussein rejected instructions issued recently by the group’s imprisoned leader, Mohammed Badie, to step back and hand over the files in his hand to a number of the group’s leaders who were in Egypt before they fled abroad. Among them are Helmi Al-Jazzar, Mohi Al-Zayat, Ahmed Shousha, and the last two of the most prominent leaders close to the organization’s strongman, Khairat Al-Shater, who is in prison.
The source added that Hussein justified his refusal to comply with Badie’s instructions because the prison leaders do not know the details of the crisis and its nature, and therefore any decision or instructions issued by them would be misplaced. During his conversation with some mediators from the group’s figures in a number of Arab countries, he pointed to the jurisprudence rule, which states that no captive’s mandate.
Hussein accused Qatar of trying to control the organization’s decision through the Munir Front, saying that his recent moves are aimed at freeing the organization from Qatari jurisdiction.
