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US Official: Islamist Extremism Remains a Major Threat
December 07, 2018
According to the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joseph Dunford, adaptability, resilience, and a long time horizon are key strengths of violent Islamist extremist groups around the world, and the military defeat of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria has not resolved the root causes of worldwide Islamist militancy.
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Taliban Continues Warfare Against Candidates in Afghan Elections
December 07, 2018
The Taliban, the hardline Islamist militant group committed to jihad in Afghanistan, continued its campaign to sabotage the country’s approaching parliamentary elections, with another in a spate of lethal attacks on an Afghan lawmaker running for office.
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Al-Shabaab Continues Asymmetric Jihad in Somalia
December 07, 2018
Al-Shahaab, considered by international security experts to be Africa’s most lethal terrorist group, continued its asymmetric war against the fragile Somali government with two suicide attacks against soft civilian targets in the East African state.
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IS Longterm Impact in Iraq Fragments Society
December 07, 2018
Psychological trauma, family breakdown, and social marginalization of the children of Islamic State (IS) fighters in Iraq are the hallmarks of the longterm impact of the jihadist terror group after the formal military defeat of the caliphate in that country.
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US Imposes New Sanctions on Iran Networks of Child Soldiers
December 07, 2018
The US Treasury Department imposed new sanctions on a network of Iranian financial institutions and corporations that has been involved in recruitment, radicalization, and training of children to fight as jihadist soldiers in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) activities in Syria.
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