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Jun- 2019 -20 JuneMiddle East
Iran shoots down US RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone
Iran said it had shot down a US surveillance drone that violated its airspace near the Strait of Hormuz
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14 JuneMiddle East
Raqqa security deteriorates as US drawdown threatens northern Syria stability
The drawdown of US troops from Syria has made Coalition allies’ sustained commitment to the counter-ISIS mission significantly more difficult
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May- 2019 -30 MayAfrica
Islamic State puts the Sahel in West Africa – for now
Islamic State recently began to attribute attacks in the Sahel to its West Africa Province affiliate. Robert Postings asks: what does this mean for Islamic State in the Greater Sahara?
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23 MayAfrica
Nigeria: Islamic State claims Gubio military base attack, releases ISWAP propaganda video
ISIS claimed ISWAP militants stormed a Nigerian military base in Gubio, Borno state, and released a video of attacks and the execution of nine people
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8 MayMiddle East
An education in Islamic State extremism
In its proto-state, Islamic State focused on education to indoctrinate children through textbooks that glorified violence
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3 MayCommentary
Foreign fighter returnees in prison: Meting out justice or building up ISIS cadres?
Former foreign fighters could leave prison as reinforcement cadres for ISIS, ready to fulfill Baghdadi’s threats of future attacks, Dr. Elena Pokalova says
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Apr- 2019 -30 AprilAfrica
Islamic State recognizes new Central Africa Province, deepening ties with DR Congo militants
New video from ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi confirms Islamic State Central Africa ties to DR Congo militants
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26 AprilAsia Pacific
Sri Lanka police find explosives at ISIS video location
Sri Lanka's security forces found bomb-making materials in a raid on the location where they believe suicide bombers recorded a video later released by ISIS
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21 AprilAsia Pacific
Series of explosions in Sri Lanka churches and hotels kills dozens
Dozens of people were killed and hundreds injured in a string of blasts at hotels and churches in Sri Lanka as worshippers attended Easter services
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14 AprilWar
ISIS brands global attacks as ‘Vengeance for Sham’
Robert Postings looks at the first few days of Islamic State’s ‘Vengeance for Sham’ global campaign
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