Summary: <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveedGR">Daveed Gartenstein-Ross</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ZLGold">Zack Gold</a> discuss Sinai jihadism and Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis's (ABM) pledge (bayat) to the Islamic State.<br> <br> You can read more of Daveed's work on the subject here:<br> <br> <a href="http://wikistrat.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Ansar-Bayt-Al-Maqdis-Oath-of-Allegiance-to-the-Islamic-State-Wikistrat-Report.pdf">Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis's Oath Of Allegiance to the Islamic State</a> <br> <br> <a href="http://warontherocks.com/2015/02/isils-international-expansion-what-does-ansar-bayt-al-maqdiss-oath-of-allegiance-mean/">ISIL's International Expansion: What Does Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis's Oath Of Allegiance Mean?</a><br> <br> You can read more of Zack's work on the topic here:<br> <br> <a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/14479/islamic-state-allegiance-could-cost-egypt-s-sinai-jihadis-popular-support">Islamic State Allegiance Could Cost Egypt's Sinai Jihadis Popular Support</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=8124">The Egypt-Gaza Buffer Zone: More Harm than Good for Sinai Security</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.mei.edu/content/article/egypt-and-israel-sinai-heat-thaws-cold-peace">Egypt and Israel: Sinai Heat Thaws the Cold Peace</a><br> <br> <br>
