Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said on Saturday that the country faces a long, hard battle against militancy, days after one of the bloodiest attacks on security forces in years. "This battle will be difficult, strong, evil and will take a long time," said Sissi in comments broadcast on state television after meeting Egypt's top military officers. Sissi’s remarks come three days after militants claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed at least 27 on Thursday in some of the worst anti-state violence in months, after commemorations around the anniversary of the 2011 uprising turned deadly this week. Egypt's government faces an Islamist insurgency based in Sinai and growing discontent with what critics perceive as heavy handed security tactics. His remarks also come a few days after more than 25 anti-government protesters were killed Sunday in Cairo and Alexandria as protesters marked the anniversary of a deadly 2011 uprising that ousted long-time autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
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