The Egyptian Sinai and Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Zack Gold discuss Sinai jihadism and Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis's (ABM) pledge (bayat) to the Islamic State. You can read more of Daveed's work on the subject here: Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis's Oath Of Allegiance to the Islamic State ISIL's International Expansion: What Does Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis's Oath Of Allegiance Mean? You can read more of Zack's work on the topic here: Islamic State Allegiance Could Cost Egypt's Sinai Jihadis Popular Support The Egypt-Gaza Buffer Zone: More Harm than Good for Sinai Security Egypt and Israel: Sinai Heat Thaws the Cold Peace