| The government-sanctioned view from Egypt. |
[AlAhram] This year has seen a downward trajectory in the activities of terrorist groups in the Middle East, but there is little room for complacency.
| Years of reluctance in dealing with the two major financiers of the Muslim Brotherhood and other radicals, Turkey and Qatar, has rendered the War on Terrorism largely useless. |
The term the "War on Terrorism" was coined on 11 September 2001 when the horrendous attacks on New York and Washington gave rise to a new era of asymmetrical warfare between the world’s governments and terrorist groups.
The term still represents a state of ongoing war that has moved from Afghanistan and spread across the globe since its declaration by former US president George W Bush in retaliation to the 9/11 attacks. |