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Taliban Establishment of Islamic Emirate Creates Permissible Environment for Jihadis
August 23, 2021
According to BESA, The Taliban's establishment of an Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan is creating a permissible environment for jihadist actors in South and Central Asia, and the short-term prospects for respect for human rights and rule of law in Afghanistan remain unclear based on contradictory discourse and actions by the Islamist extremist group.
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U.S. Court Sentences Michigan Man Highlights Reach of IS into America
August 18, 2021
The eight-year prison sentence by a US District Court judge of a Michigan resident for providing material support to the Islamic State (IS) involved two other co-defendants who were traveling to Somalia to become part of jihadist operations, with the details of the multi-year case offering a reminder of the transnational reach of IS into the American homeland.
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Somaliland Is Microcosm of Global Geopolitics of Islamist Extremism
August 18, 2021
Somaliland remains an internationally unrecognized state by the international community 30 years since its breakaway from Somalia, but political economic engagement by African regional powers and global powers signals the geopolitical significance of the statelet, as does the plethora of jihadist groups operating within in and near Somaliland’s borders.
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US State Department Designation Reveals Ineffective Policy in Africa
August 18, 2021
The US State Department's recent addition of five individuals to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) was significant for highlighting the growth of jihadist groups actively operating across Africa, and reveals in ineffectiveness of the current policy as a response to to the expanding threat of Islamist extremism on the African Continent.
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NATO: Turkey Announces their Ideology Complementarity with Taliban
August 18, 2021
According to The Nordic Monitor, the president of Turkey announced that the NATO member “has nothing against the Taliban’s ideology and beliefs,” in a statement indicative of the jihadist problem inside the Transatlantic Alliance.
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