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Somalia's clan dynamics
19 Apr 2012
Somalia's clans have played an important role in the campaigns waged by jihadist groups operating in the country, from Al-Ittihad al-Islamiyya (AIAI) in the 1990s, through the Union of Islamic More
Somalia's clan dynamics
Somalia's clans have played an important role in the campaigns waged by jihadist groups operating in the country, from Al-Ittihad al-Islamiyya (AIAI) in the 1990s, through the Union of Islamic
Eye spy - Satellite imagery changes global military strategies
The exploitation of overhead imagery has expanded rapidly in recent years, permitting individuals, organisations and governments to access and exploit overhead imagery on a previously unheard of
Thailand's terrorism nexus
The violent unravelling of a bomb plot in the Thai capital, Bangkok, in February and the apparently unrelated seizure of a large cache of explosive precursor materials from a warehouse outside the
UK cruise ships denied access to Argentine ports
The Argentine regional government in the port city of Ushuaia banned two British cruise ships from docking on 27 February, apparently because they had visited the disputed Falkland (Malvinas)
Hizbullah's Spring break
The Lebanese Shia militant Islamist group, Hizbullah, is currently militarily and politically stronger than at any other point in its 30 year history. The party is the silent power behind the
Washington debates future Syria policy
The onslaught is ongoing in Homs, the city at the epicentre of the uprising. This, coupled with Russia and China's veto on 4 February of the UN Security Council resolution calling for Assad to
International terrorist attacks prompt allegations against Iran
The premature detonation of an explosive device in a rented apartment in the Thai capital of Bangkok on 14 February exposed an alleged plot by three apparent Iranian nationals to carry out an
JTIC Brief: Norway convicts Al-Qaeda linked terrorist cell
Two men were convicted on 30 January by Oslo District Court in Norway of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism. The convictions were the first under Norwegian terrorism laws, and related to a plot
FARC's strategic evolution
The ongoing threat posed in Colombia by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia: FARC) was demonstrated on 20 January, when approximately 100 FARC
JTIC Brief: MNLA re-awakens Tuareg separatism in Mali
On 17 January, the Mouvement National pour la Liberation de l’Azawad (MNLA) launched an assault on the town of Menaka in Mali’s north eastern Gao region. The following day, MNLA militants
Tsar wars - Protests mar Putin's presidential bid
In September 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced he was throwing his support behind his predecessor, patron and prime minister, Vladimir Putin, to succeed him. Although there was
Uprising tide - Arab Spring Islamists concern the US
The Middle East in 2012 looks very different from a year ago. With new regimes in place in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, and ongoing conflict in Syria and Yemen, the so-called Arab Spring has changed the