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Taliban attack two northern Afghan cities as latest round of peace talks with US concludes
Two of the Mobile Strike Force Vehicles used by Afghan forces to repel a Taliban attack on Kunduz City on 31 August. Source: Bashkir Khan Safi/AFP/Getty ImagesMartial law extension, activation of 11th Infantry Division, to reduce risk of large-scale terrorist attacks in Mindanao
A villager standing with a weapon on his farm in September 2018 in Datu Piang, Maguindanao. Datu Piang town is one of the oldest towns in central Mindanao and has been under the control and protection of the MILF against IS forces and influence. Source: Jes Aznar / StringerDomestic pressures on Hamas emanating from tax collection and electricity shortages raise war risks with Israel
Gazans protest against Mahmoud Abbas in Rafah on 2 May 2017. Source: PAGlobal Militancy on the Rise, IHS Markit Says
Global Attack Index 2016. (Source: IHS)
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Pentagon restricts Saudi Arabian students training in the US to classrooms
Key Points The US Department of Defense is restricting Saudi military students in the US to classrooms following a fatal shooting by a Saudi student on 6 December Saudi Arabia has approximately 852 students in the continental US The Pentagon is restricting training of Saudi Arabian military
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Dismantling of armed neo-Nazi movement underlines growing risk posed by right-wing extremism in Italy
Key Points Italian authorities announced that a new national neo-Nazi movement had been dismantled and a large quantity of weapons seized in a series of co-ordinated counter-terrorism operations across the country. Although the group had formed a coherent internal structure and gathered a
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ADF operations continue apace despite Congolese military offensive
The Congolese military announced on 10 November that security forces had killed Hutu militia leader Juvenal Musabimana (alias Jean-Michel Africa) and four of his bodyguards during “an intense clash” in Binza in the Rutshuru district of Nord Kivu province, close to the border with Uganda,
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Mosque attack underlines potential for escalating inter-communal violence in Burkina Faso
Sixteen people were killed and two seriously wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire on worshippers attending evening prayers at the Grand Mosque in Salmossi village in Burkina Faso’s far northern Oudalan Province, close to the border with Mali, on 11 October. Although no group has
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Co-ordinated insurgent offensive in northeastern Myanmar threatens trade with China, potentially increasing its role in peace talks
Insurgents in north-eastern Myanmar launched their broadest offensive to date against government forces on 15 August, opening a second front in a conflict that has already been underway in western Rakhine State across early-to-mid 2019. The mid-August campaign has effectively halted progress on the
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Terrorists’ use of cryptocurrency remains a sideshow to other fundraising
Alarmist commentaries about the use of cryptocurrencies by terrorist groups and individuals have obscured a more nuanced reality. Benoît Gomis assesses the available evidence and analyses likely future developments -
Far-right extremism in the US meets inadequate government response
The response of US authorities to the growth in extreme-right violence and hate groups has been uneven and often inadequate. James Blake examines the nature of the threat and the gathering countermeasures -
Leaderless resistance drives Hong Kong protests
Protesters in Hong Kong SAR and the government of mainland China have fundamentally different conceptions of media and messaging. Dr Ryan Manuel examines how these differences mean that the two sides have consistently talked past each other since the Hong Kong protests began in March 2019
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Congress moves to ban Pentagon from acquiring, developing INF-banned weapons
US lawmakers want additional oversight into Pentagon plans to develop and field intermediate-range, ground-launched missiles, and they are prepared to bar the department from procuring and even developing these weapons. The move comes as the department ramps up testing and developing such weapons
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Iran dismisses latest European assessment of its ballistic missiles
Tehran has dismissed the latest European claims about its ongoing ballistic missile developments – including a new type of manoeuvring re-entry vehicle – in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231. “This attempt has been made by making reference to such unreliable sources
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UK Chief of Defence Intelligence looks to OSINT
Publicly available data will be the backbone of the UK military’s situational awareness in future conflicts and crises, according to the country’s Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Lieutenant-General James Hockenhull. Speaking at a briefing at the Defence & Security Equipment
