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IS Announces New Caliph in Signal of Durability and Threat
April 04, 2022
The Islamic State's (IS) announcement this month of a new caliph-leader in the aftermath of the US strike in northern Syria earlier this year signals the durability and adaptability of the Islamist terror group and its continuing commitment to the establishment of an Islamic caliphate rooted in the Near East and with global scope, with IS' ability to withstand top leadership disruption underscoring the sustained security and ideological threat presented by the group's geographical spread, local support, and transnationalized bureaucratic structures.
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Haqqani Terrorists Emerge as Kingmakers in Afghan Taliban Regime
April 04, 2022
Afghanistan's Minister of the Interior Sirajuddin Haqqani, listed on both US and UN most-wanted terrorists lists, is both a key official in the Taliban Islamist regime ruling Afghanistan and in the international Islamist terror grou, and his recent public appearance at a police trainee parade signals that the Haqqani network, with its close links to al-Qaeda, is emerging as kingmakers in the Afghan regime and its geopolitical networks across the region of South Asia.
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Taliban Islamist Regime Renegs on Education for Afghan Girls
April 04, 2022
The Taliban Islamist regime ruling Afghanistan reneged on its public commitment to lift the ban on education for girls aged 12-18 in the South Asian country beginning in March 2022, turning back thousands of girls from school sites and continuing the general crackdown on women‘s rights that has come with the implantation of a draconian sharia regime condemned by international human rights groups.
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US Court Trial of IS Beatles Reveals Brutality Inflicted on American Hostages
April 04, 2022
The US federal trial of British IS fighters known by the moniker of "the Beatles" heard testimony about the brutal, punitive treatment inflicted by the IS militants on American hostages, including being forced to engage in extended fighting with each other, waterboarding and forms of torture and humiliation.
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Hezbollah's Operational Footprint in Western Hemisphere Includes Commercial, Criminal, and Ideological Dimensions
April 04, 2022
Iran-supported, Shiite extremist group Hezbollah has developed a solid footprint in the Western Hemisphere, based on the extensive commercial, criminal, and ideological networks led by Hezbollah affiliate Islamic Jihad Organization, with transnational reach across multiple Latin American countries.
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