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Turkey-Qatar Relationship Presents Islamist Threat to NATO & EU
October 14, 2020
The close relationship between Turkey and Qatar signals a major threat to NATO-EU values and interests given that Qatar is considered an "a major non-NATO ally" by the United States, giving access to U.S. Military and equipment increasing the two Islamists regimes ability to accomplish their expansion goals.
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IS & Local Islamist Groups in East Asia Expand Recruitment During COVID Pandemic
October 14, 2020
IS and local radical Islamist groups in East Asia are taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, using social media and other networks to expand recruitment in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines through a combination of competition and cooperation that is producing a net expansion in the Islamist ecosystem in the region.
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Taliban Expand Islamist Radical Influence in Afghanistan in Aftermath of Doha Peace Deal
October 14, 2020
In the wake of their peace negotiations with the government of Afghanistan and the US military, the Islamist jihadi Taliban have intensified its offensive actions, intimidation campaigns, and overall low-level use of violence in the southeastern part of Afghanistan that borders Pakistan.
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Swiss Hostage Killed by Jihadist Coalition in Mali
October 14, 2020
The Swiss Foreign Ministry announced the murder of one of its citizens held hostage for four years by a coalition of Islamist extremist groups active in Mali, an update that came only hours following the release by the same West African jihadist coalition of a French aid worker and two Italian hostages.
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US Court Ruling on Turkish Bank Indicted for Sanctions Busting on Iran Highlights Islamist Regime Cooperation
October 14, 2020
A Manhattan federal judge on October 1 refused to dismiss an indictment accusing Halkbank, a public lender majority-owned by the Turkish government, of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions highlighting the links between counter-terrorism and financial crime.
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