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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 / StringerSVBIED attack near Iran’s Chabahar port reflects militants’ targeting of strategic locations, but disruption to cargo unlikely
The scene following a suicide car bombing in front of the police headquarters in Chabahar, southeastern Iran, on 6 December. Source: STR/AFP/Getty ImagesAttempted assault on Chinese consulate in Pakistan indicates improving separatist capability to target Chinese interests
Pakistani Rangers stand in front of the Chinese consulate after an attack in Karachi on 23 November 2018. Source: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images
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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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Assassination attempt against Afghan Taliban leader indicates factional conflict and greater Islamic State capability after US withdrawal
On 16 August, at least four people were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack at a mosque in Kuchlak in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Among the dead was the brother of Afghan Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhunzada, who was also scheduled to be at the mosque, according to
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Conditions and tensions at refugee camp in Syria's Hasaka will likely create an incubator for Islamic State ideology
Key Points Numerous incidents at the Al Hawl refugee camp in Syria’s Hasaka governorate have demonstrated the residual Islamic State sympathies of family members of fighters resident at the camp. Although the conditions at the camp will likely continue to incubate these sympathies, and
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Levels of violence remain high in Afghanistan despite peace talks’ progress
Key Points The US military suffered its 10th fatality of the year to date in combat operations in Afghanistan on 13 July, leaving 2019 on course to eclipse the totals recorded during the preceding two years. The fatality came amid a rising current of recent mass-casualty violence by the Taliban,
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End of conscription exemption likely to drive increased insurgent violence in southern Syria
Key Points After the Syrian government ended the temporary exemption from military conscription in Deraa, arrests of those avoiding it are likely to contribute to an increase in insurgent attacks against security forces. Protests and low-level attacks against security forces have increased
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Social media changes force OSINT practitioners to adapt
An apparent crackdown by social media platforms prompted concern in the OSINT community in June 2019. Veli-Pekka Kivimäki examines the changes that took place and assesses the outlook for the work of OSINT practitioners -
Risk of religious conflict in Sri Lanka increases
The April 2019 terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka focused attention on the unresolved communal tensions affecting the country. Derek Henry Flood examines the complex ethno-linguistic and religious divisions that are likely to shape the risk of further violence, potentially between Muslim and Buddhist communities -
Extreme right activists build transnational narratives online
The threat posed by the extreme right has gained greater prominence in 2019. Mark Wilson surveys the online extreme-right landscape, examines the narratives being deployed among users from different countries, and assesses how these communities are likely to evolve
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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
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Excalibur Army details its Patriot II 4×4
Excalibur Army revealed new details about its Patriot II 4×4 protected mobility vehicle at MSPO 2019 in Poland, held from 3 to 6 September in Kielce. The vehicle was developed as a collaboration between H Cegielski-Poznan SA and Tatra Defence Vehicles. It was first publicly displayed at
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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
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Co-ordinated insurgent offensive in northeastern Myanmar threatens trade with China, potentially increasing its role in peace talks
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Assassination attempt against Afghan Taliban leader indicates factional conflict and greater Islamic State capability after US withdrawal
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Conditions and tensions at refugee camp in Syria's Hasaka will likely create an incubator for Islamic State ideology
