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The April 2020 Islamic State Terror Plot Against U.S. and NATO Military Bases in Germany: The Tajik Connection

Abstract: An alleged terror plot by a Tajik Islamic State cell to attack U.S. and NATO military bases in Germany, which was thwarted by German police in April 2020, highlights the counterterrorism challenges posed by the radicalization of a small proportion of Central Asian migrants in Europe. It also demonstrates …

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Israeli Raids in Syria Kill 16 Soldiers, Pro-Iran Fighters: Monitor

At least five Syrian soldiers and 11 allied fighters were killed in Israeli air raids in eastern Syria, according to a Britain-based war monitor writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. Israeli night raids targeting arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria killed at least five soldiers and 11 allied fighters, the Syrian …

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Treasury Targets Billion Dollar Foundations Controlled by Iran’s Supreme Leader

Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today against two organizations, along with their leaders and subsidiaries, controlled by the Supreme Leader of Iran, the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (EIKO), and Astan Quds Razavi (AQR). While purportedly charitable organizations (bonyads), …

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