Former Egyptian Army Officers Pose A Threat

A small but highly dangerous group of former Egyptian army officers are joining Islamist militant groups, complicating President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's, pictured below, efforts to counter what he calls an existential threat from extremism. These men are raising the stakes in an insurgency that has killed hundreds of soldiers and police since the army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in 2013.

They pose a danger to Egypt with their knowledge of the Arab world's biggest army. They can provide militants with training and strategic direction, and even carry out suicide bomb attacks, pictured above, against government officials.

Since Egypt is so powerful, it has taken almost two years for the anticipated militant reaction from supporters of the Islamic Brotherhood, headed by former President Mohamed Morsi. But, this reaction is coming, and it is made very dangerous by the high quality of former Army officers.

Attacks on Army units in the Sinai have proven deadly to the Egyptian Army since 2013 and are ongoing. Suicide bombing attacks in Cairo are also a worrisome development, since the suicide bomber has proven in both Iraq and in Afghanistan how very effective a tool for destruction they can be.

The time is soon approaching when civil war between Egyptians will erupt. Just as Isaiah 19 predicted 2,600 years ago.