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North African Salafist Networks Shift to Violent Jihadism
January 03, 2019
The steady growth of Salafist Islamist networks across the northern and western regions of Africa known as the Maghreb over the last two decades indicates a shift toward political activism and violent jihadism supported by Saudi funding for Maghrebian schools, mosques, and religious education institutes.
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Strasbourg Attack Suggests Links to Jihadist Networks
January 03, 2019
The suspect in an attack that killed three and wounded several people in a Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, presented strong evidence of jihadist links through his behavior and a history of Islamic radicalization in prison.
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Saudi Regime Continues to Stifle Media Critics
January 03, 2019
Despite the ongoing international blowback against Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Wahhabi monarchy continues to stifle media critics, engineering the ban of a television anchor from a Saudi-owned talk show broadcast from Dubai after he criticized the regime’s repressive social policies.
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IS Forces Remain Resilient in Final Battles in Syria, Iraq
January 03, 2019
Remaining Islamic State (IS) forces still controlling small portions of territory on the Syria-Iraq border are demonstrating strong resilience in the face of the US-led coalition fighting for the complete military defeat of the caliphate.
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Terrorism Report Indicates Global Islamist Threats Continue
January 03, 2019
The annual Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report of Australia’s Institute for Economics and Peace indicates a decline in terrorism-related deaths for the fourth consecutive year but projects an increase in violent jihad and other forms of Islamist terrorism due to activities of Islamic State global franchises and a range of other global Islamist extremist operations.
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