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Islamist Groups in Afghanistan Close Out Year with Violent Attacks
December 23, 2020
2020 is drawing to a close with an escalation in violent attacks by Afghanistan's diverse Islamist extremist groups, including Taliban attacks on Afghan state security sites, rocket attacks on the US Bagram Air Force base in Kabul, and a multi-casualty attack on vehicles carrying prison-worker medical personnel.
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Bangladesh Government Faces Challenges with Increasing Islamization
December 23, 2020
Manas Nag writes in The Diplomat that despite the South Asian state of Bangladesh being one of the region's fastest growing economies, the government faces increasing pressure to appease radical Islamist groups and ideologues who are pressing for increased Islamization of politics and the public sphere.
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Jihadism Growing in Francophone Western Indian Ocean Islands
December 23, 2020
According to The Jamestown Foundation, Islamist radicalization & jihadism are steadily growing within the Francophone islands of Mauritius, Comoros, and Reunion, and, as a result, are leaving the local governments to face increasing security challenges, especially due to their key location along maritime routes.
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FL Court Sentences UK Man on National Security Violations
December 21, 2020
A US court handed down a multi-year, federal prison sentence to a UK citizen convicted of violating the US sanctions regime against Iran, after he was caught trying to smuggle industrial energy equipment from Florida to the Islamist regime.
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Indictment of Al Shabaab Operative Reveals Plot for Terror Attack in U.S. Soil
December 21, 2020
A New York Federal court indicted a Kenyan member of the Somali based al Qaeda affiliate, al Shabaab, on multiple charges related to his plan to execute a 9/11 style terrorist attack on a major American city.
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