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Islamic State Offshoot Entrenches in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
(Wall Street Journal) Tamer El-Ghobashy - Before Islamist militants attacked the Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid last week, they smothered it with largess. They handed out flour to help relieve food shortages, distributed cash, and offered U.S. dollar salaries to lure young men to their ranks, according to residents. The handouts, coupled with long-standing grievances of government neglect, have helped Islamic State embed itself in the area.