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Taliban Expansion in Afghanistan Creates Geopolitical Shifts among Islamist Regimes
July 28, 2021
As the U.S. draws back forces, the Taliban is growing in Afganistan, creating geopolitical reconfigurations among key Islamist regimes in the Mideast, as historically hardline Islamist autocracies such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia distance themselves as they attempt to build on social and political reforms as well as economic and financial diversification.
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Iran's Focus on Afghanistan Volatility Reflects Competing Islamist Geopolitics
July 27, 2021
According to Washingtonintitute.org, the political and military leadership of Iran's Islamic Republic has been active in diplomatic engagement with both the Taliban and the Afghan government, as well as making significant military deployments to the Iran-Afghan border, signaling a policy of increasing the possibility of a full Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
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German Foreign Intel Chief Raises Alert on Growing Strength of IS
July 27, 2021
The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency (BND) is warning that the Islamic State (IS) is exponentially expanding its capacity for Islamist recruitment and radicalization and terrorist activities, based on a redesigned, decentralized command model.
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OIC and Jihadist Groups Condemn Israeli Government & Settlers for Al-Aqsa Changes
July 27, 2021
The 57 member-states comprising the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) joined with Islamist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad in condemnation of the Israeli government and Israeli settler groups for imposing forces to allow for settlers to pray on the al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem, calling Israel's actions a violation of international law.
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IS Suicide Attack in Iraq Signals Continuing Resurgence in Caliphate Territories
July 27, 2021
France24 reports the Islamic State (IS) perpetrated a high-casualty suicide bombing in Iraq's capital city of Baghdad, with the Sunni jihadist group targeting Baghdad's majority-Shiite suburb of Sadr City during a Muslim holy period, in yet another sig of IS' resurgence in its core caliphate territory.
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