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ANALYSIS: How Nigeria, other Lake Chad Basin countries can sever terrorism’s lifeline

Disrupting the financing and local economies of violence is crucial to defeating terrorist groups. Nigeria recently sanctioned several individuals and entities for allegedly financing terrorism. The list includes six Nigerians sentenced to 10 years to life in prison in 2019 for establishing a Boko Haram cell in the United Arab …

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An unresolved issue: the minors of the Daesh terrorist organisation

The arrest on 7 December last in the Madrid neighbourhood of Villaverde of an imam who was recruiting minors for the Daesh terrorist organisation [1] once again revealed the recruiters’ intention to recruit the youngest members, as they are easily mouldable in order to be trained to form part of …

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Iran’s foreign minister accuses US of giving Israel ‘green light’ to attack consulate in Syria

Iran’s foreign minister Monday accused the United States of giving Israel the “green light” for a strike on its consulate building in Syria that killed seven Iranian military officials including two generals. Hossein Amirabdollahian reiterated Tehran’s vows that it will respond to the attack, widely blamed on Israel, that appeared …

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