Recent worldwide attention has focused on France’s domestic counter-extremism efforts. But the country has also been very active in the global fight against extremism, particularly in Africa. Africa’s Sahel region includes Burkina Faso, Mali...
Evidence of a schism between ISIS and al-Qaeda can be seen in the structure and operations of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). On July 2, 2014 the central region judge for AQIM, Abu Abdullah Othman al-Asemi, released a video expressing support...
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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On October 5, 2019, suspected Kata’ib Hezbollah gunmen attacked the offices of television stations Al-Arabiya and Abu Nawas in Baghdad. Gunmen also attacked the offices of Iraq’s Dajla and NRT news channels. The gunmen physically assaulted employees and smashed equipment, but no casualties were reported.
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