This goes hand in hand with the uprisings across the Muslim world.
They have re-learned that fighting a professional military force head on (even in asymetrical warfare) is onerous.
I think we have entered the era of fifth generational warfare. The enemy is everywhere, if not massing in the streets to bring things to halt then he is right behind you.
Here are pictures of Arid Uka:
Muslim worshipper, nothing new there.