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El dron, la última baza de grupos yihadistas y paramilitares

El fenómeno se amplía, escapa a todo control y alarma a cúpulas militares y de servicios de inteligencia. Yihadistas, grupos criminales y paramilitares hacen uso del dron como arma letal, como en el reciente ataque contra el primer ministro iraquí. Mustafá al Kazimi salió indemne el domingo de un ataque …

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Killing Terrorist Leaders Is No Silver Bullet

It is impossible to study international terrorism without reading and hearing repeatedly that the United States cannot kill its way out of the problem. When evaluating the efficacy of leadership decapitation in terms of a broader counter-terrorism or counter-insurgency campaign, it is critical to think beyond targeting individual leaders and …

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Iran-Azerbaijan Tensions Ensnare Regional Powers

Tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan are aggravating – and at times benefitting regional powers. Iran’s policy toward Azerbaijan has domestic implications for the former, because a large percentage of the Iranian population is of Azeri origin. Iran perceives that Azerbaijan’s alliances with regional adversaries, particularly Israel, pose a significant threat …

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Coup in Sudan Sparks Protests and Renewed Fears of Instability

A leading Sudanese Army general announced a state of emergency and the dissolution of the joint civilian-military government, signaling a coup that would halt the country’s fragile political transition to democracy. Members of the brutal militia commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (aka “Hemedti”), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), were patrolling …

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Anjem Choudary turns to alternative social media channels to preach

British radical preacher Anjem Choudary, who was jailed for encouraging support for ISIS, has turned to alternative social media channels, such as Telegram, to continue preaching after Twitter and Facebook banned him. Choudary, 54, was released early from a five-and-a-half-year sentence from HMP Belmarsh in 2018, imposed after he used …

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