On Monday, another prominent Sinai tribe, Al-Sawarka, declared war on Sinai Province and asserted its support to the Egyptian armed forces in the battle against the militants. There are other tribes fighting alongside Al-Tarabin against the terrorists, such as Al-Sawarka and Al-Remailat,” Al-Delh said. He further asserted that “the situation [in Sinai] is under control.”Sinai tribes have a long history of collaborating with the armed forces. Military expert Khaled Okasha expressed his concerns and rejection to arming Sinai tribes, and he described tribal claims about the coordination with the armed forces as a “media trick”. In contrast to Okasha’s perspective, another military expert, Abdel Rafe’ Darwish, welcomed the coordination between the armed forces and some Sinai tribes in fighting extremist groups.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 20, 2017 15:00 UTC