Search: Terrorism,IS (2 materials)

Islamic State in Africa: Affiliates and Competition

... stake in the Ancuabe ruby mining operation, has suspended operations twice since June 2022 due to the activity of insurgents near its mines. Thus, despite the efforts of the Mozambican government and units from the neighboring states joining counterterrorism operations, ISCA in Mozambique has not decreased its activity and probably has the resources and potential to repeat large-scale attacks, with entire cities falling under the group's control as a result. Another issue is that such a strategy has been rejected by ...

20.07.2023

Jihad in Syria and in Iraq: a Сhallenge for France

... network that sent jihadists to Iraq. After his release, he managed to slip under the radar. Thirdly, the new law includes provisions relating to the jihadists’ use of the Internet. Namely, it provides for the heavy sanctioning (up to 7 years in prison) of the glorification of terrorism on the Internet. It also allows French authorities to block radical websites. This measure will most probably be inefficient: it is easy to get around such blockings with the help of free downloadable programs and, moreover, jihadist web-propaganda ...

22.01.2015

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