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Are security passes solution to ending terrorism in Sinai?

An Egyptian official suggested the issuance of security passes to northern Sinai residents, who have been complaining about Egyptian security forces' measures.

An Egyptian army soldier looks on from his postion at a checkpoint in Al Arish city, in the troubled northern part of the Sinai peninsula, July 8, 2015. Giant posters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in military uniform hang at security checkpoints leading to the Sinai, but the crash of a Russian airliner in the peninsula has shattered the image of control they seek to project. Picture taken July 8, 2015.       To match EGYPT-CRASH/INSURGENCY-INSIGHT       REUTERS/Stringer - RTX1V321
An Egyptian army soldier looks on from his position at a checkpoint in el-Arish city, in the troubled northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, July 8, 2015. — REUTERS/Stringer

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