But its allies include a broad range of Islamist groups.
Still, there was some concern that the bombings could have been the work of Islamist groups.
Until the early 1990s, the Saudi regime maintained close relations with a range of Islamist groups.
He criticized Mr. Erdogan for, he said, easing the passage of Islamist groups into Syria.
This is bigger than Egypt: What happens here will affect the direction of Islamist groups everywhere.
Mr. Sharif, 59, represents the Pakistan Muslim League-N, a coalition that includes a number of Islamist groups.
He said locals in Benghazi were upset by the activities of Islamist groups and would revolt against them.
No. Initially it attracted a variety of Islamist groups opposed to the Ethiopian occupation, some hardline, others less so.
The prevalence of Islamist groups in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria and Syria is the main driver behind these trends.
This is problematic because extremism cannot be defeated until the end goals of Islamist groups are undermined and discredited".
The war of ideas against the country's plethora of Islamist groups requires the kind of sustained pressure that Dhaka has been unable to apply in the past.
