The Egyptian military is the strongest in Africa and one of the most powerful armed forces in the Middle East. But in light of the country's 2011 revolution, continued domestic turmoil and an ongoing insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula, the military is relegated mostly to acting within Egyptian borders. One of the biggest constraints limiting the Egyptian army is the country's economy , which has been decrepit since the Egyptian revolution in 2011 and the subsequent coup in 2013. The Egyptian government has had to rely on financial support from Gulf Cooperation Council countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, severely limiting its ability to wage expensive foreign military campaigns.