Cairo – Egypt has sought to dry up the sources of terrorism, while countries that back terrorist organizations accelerated terrorist attacks in Egypt. Such countries attempted to abort Cairo's successful efforts after Egyptian security forces managed to inflict heavy defeats on those terrorist organizations, particularly the offshoots of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group and Ansar Bait al-Maqdis (Supporters of Jerusalem), which is loyal to the Islamic State terrorist organization (ISIS). Accordingly, there has been a massive surge in terrorist attacks recently. A study released by Al-Mustaqbal Center for Advanced Studies suggests this rise in terrorist operations is mainly attributed to increasing tension between Egypt and Qatar, as it has been proved that the latter is involved in supporting terrorist groups in Egypt. The study, conducted by Dr. Shady Abdel Wahhab and titled "Links between Terrorism Escalation in Egypt and Regional Crises," shows that the escalation of terrorist operations is inextricably linked to Qatar's role in fanning violence and fomenting unrest in Egypt, the influx of fighters from Syria and Iraq and recruitment of ex-Hamas members by ISIS. The study reviewed Qatari interference in internal affairs of countries that call for combating terrorism, topped by MB group. Doha provided the terrorist group with required media outlets to attack the Egyptian government. Surprisingly, Qatari state-run Al-Jazeera satellite channel refers to the Arms of Egypt Movement (Hasm) as an armed rather than terrorist movement. The escalation of violence in Egypt is also attributed to the return of fighters abroad, who joined the ranks of terrorist organizations in Syria, Iraq and Libya, after their massive defeats in these countries.