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Iran’s New Cabinet Signals Strength of Islamist Hardliners
October 13, 2021
Iran’s new Cabinet under President Ebrahim Raisi is comprised of Islamist hardliners who are veterans of the security and military-intelligence apparatus, as well as individuals sanctioned by Western governments because of human rights violations and terrorist-related economic activities.
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Globalized Al-Qaeda Threat Keeps United States in Africa as Afghan Outcome Echoes
October 13, 2021
The globalized nature of the security threat from al-Qaeda has United States special forces hunkered down in the Horn of Africa, where the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan may embolden al-Shabab, a branch AQ in Solamia.
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OIC Speaks as Global Islamic Bloc in Rebuke of India as Hindu-Muslim Tensions Intensify
October 13, 2021
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) rebuked the government of India in the wake of voilance against the South Asian country's Muslim population in the northeast province of Assam.
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Taliban Reject Cooperation with US in Combatting IS Extremism
October 13, 2021
Taliban officials have rejected the possibility of cooperation with America in countering the influence of Islamic State (IS) influence in operations within and from Afghanistan, despite the uptick in IS anti-Shiite sectarian violence in the South Asian country.
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Boko Haram Expands Control in Nigeria
October 06, 2021
Operating since 2009 in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous, oil-rich state, the Boko Haram jihadist group is demonstrating operational resilience and ideological staying power.