New Egyptian paramilitary group appoints its leader

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Egyptian businessman and Sinai militia leader Ibrahim al-Organi has been appointed head of a new paramilitary entity called the Arab Tribes Union. Said Sadek, a professor of political sociology at Egypt Japan University, explains to VOA's Mohamed Elshinnawi why the announcement led many Egyptians on social media to fear a repeat of the paramilitary conflict in Sudan.