In a new development of the situation in Sinai, Al-Sawarka tribe announced its participation in the fight against Sinai Province, according to a statement issued by Al-Sawarka on Monday. The tribe accused the Islamic State of implementing a plan aiming to divide the region into small countries where people kill each other. “The extremists are controlled by foreign intelligence, which have political agendas,” the statement claimed. “Al-Sawarka was at the forefront of the battle against the extremists since the military forces started the battle and the first civilian martyrs were from Al-Sawarka,” it said. At the beginning of May, another prominent Sinai tribe, Al-Tarabine, had declared war upon Sinai Province after the militant group killed some of its members.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 16, 2017 13:04 UTC