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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">25281</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2020-20-4-763-780</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>PEACE AND SECURITY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МИР И БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="zh"><subject>世界和安全</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Terrorist Islamist Groups on the Sinai Peninsula</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Террористические исламистские группировки на Синайском полуострове</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Krylov</surname><given-names>Alexander Vladimirovich</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Крылов</surname><given-names>Александр Владимирович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD, Dr. of Sc. (History), Professor, the Department of Oriental Studies, Leading Researcher, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Institute of International Studies</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор исторических наук, профессор кафедры востоковедения, ведущий научный сотрудник Центра ближневосточных исследований Института международных исследований</p></bio><email>avkrylov2004@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">MGIMO University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Московский государственный институт международных отношений МИД России</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2020-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>20</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">New Modalities of Regional Peacekeeping</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Новые параметры регионального миротворчества</issue-title><fpage>763</fpage><lpage>780</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2020-12-17"><day>17</day><month>12</month><year>2020</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2020, Krylov A.V.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2020, Крылов А.В.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2020</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Krylov A.V.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Крылов А.В.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/25281">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/25281</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article examines the illegal activities of terrorist Islamist groups in the Sinai Peninsula. Within the framework of this study, the main attention is focused on the analysis of those links that make up the modern structure of local takfiri jihadist organizations that oppose the secular government of Egypt and demand the establishment of an Islamic order in the country based on Sharia law. The author reveals the reasons that turned one of the most famous resort areas in the world into a hotbed of terrorism and Islamist extremism. After the destruction of the quasi-state structures of the so-called “Islamic State” in Syria and Lebanon, a significant part of its militants moved to hard-to-reach areas of the Sinai Peninsula. An extensive network of well-armed bandit formations was created here, which carried out hundreds of terrorist acts. On October 31, 2015, a Russian Airbus A320 belonging to the Kogalymavia campaign was blown up over the central part of the Sinai Peninsula. As a result of this plane 224 people were killed, and the Russian government was forced to interrupt air traffic with Egypt, as a result of which the Egyptian budget suffered multibillion-dollar losses. A significant part of the article is devoted to an analysis of the response measures taken by the current Egyptian government to eliminate hotbeds of terrorist threats in the Sinai and establish an effective security regime on the peninsula. At the same time, the author reveals all the shortcomings admitted by the authorities of the Arab Republic of Egypt during counter-terrorism operations. The article presents consolidated recommendations for the Russian state foreign affairs agencies that currently determine the level of security in the areas where Egyptian attractions and resorts are located and, therefore, the possibility of restoring in full the cooperation of the Russian Federation with Egypt in the tourism sector. The article may arouse the interest of all those who associate themselves with the Middle East scientific community, as well as those who are professionally involved in the problems of terrorism and the fight against terrorist threats and challenges in the region.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В статье рассматривается противоправная деятельность террористических исламистских группировок на Синайском полуострове. В рамках этого исследования основное внимание сфокусировано на анализе тех звеньев, которые составляют современную структуру местных такфиристских джихадистских организаций, выступающих против светского правительства Арабской Республики Египет (АРЕ) и требующих установить в стране исламские порядки, основанные на нормах шариата. Раскрываются причины, превратившие одну из наиболее известных курортных зон мира в рассадник терроризма и исламистского экстремизма. После уничтожения квазигосударственных структур так называемого «Исламского государства» (организация запрещена в РФ) на территории Сирии и Ливана значительная часть его боевиков перебралась в труднодоступные районы Синайского полуострова. Здесь была создана разветвленная сеть хорошо вооруженных бандформирований, осуществивших сотни терактов. 31 октября 2015 г. над центральной частью Синайского полуострова был взорван российский Аэробус A320, принадлежавший компании «Когалымавиа». В результате этой авиакатастрофы погибло 224 человека, и российское правительство было вынуждено прервать авиасообщение с Египтом, в результате чего египетский бюджет понес многомиллиардные убытки. Значительная часть статьи посвящена анализу ответных мер, принимаемых нынешним египетским правительством для ликвидации очагов террористической опасности на Синае и установления действенного режима безопасности на полуострове. В то же время автор вскрывает недостатки, допущенные властями АРЕ при проведении контртеррористических операций. Приводятся консолидированные рекомендации для российских государственных внешнеполитических ведомств, в настоящее время определяющих уровень безопасности в районах расположения египетских достопримечательностей и курортов и, следовательно, возможность восстановления в полном объеме сотрудничества Российской Федерации с Египтом в туристической сфере. Представленный материал предназначен для тех, кто ассоциирует себя с ближневосточным научным сообществом, а также профессионально занимается проблемами терроризма и борьбы с террористическими угрозами и вызовами в данном регионе.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Middle East</kwd><kwd>Egypt</kwd><kwd>the Sinai Peninsula</kwd><kwd>Arab-Israeli conflict</kwd><kwd>terrorism</kwd><kwd>radical Islamism</kwd><kwd>jihad</kwd><kwd>takfirism</kwd><kwd>terrorist Islamist organizations</kwd><kwd>the fight against terrorism</kwd><kwd>Russian-Egyptian relations</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Ближний Восток</kwd><kwd>Египет</kwd><kwd>Синайский полуостров</kwd><kwd>арабо-израильский конфликт</kwd><kwd>терроризм</kwd><kwd>радикальный исламизм</kwd><kwd>джихад</kwd><kwd>такфиризм</kwd><kwd>террористические исламистские организации</kwd><kwd>борьба с терроризмом</kwd><kwd>российско-египетские отношения</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Aziz, S.F. 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