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Özgür Altun: Turkish Media Mastermind for IS–KP Arrested
- Volume 16 Issue 5
Naim Qassem: Hezbollah Secretary-General Rejects Disarmament
- Volume 16 Issue 3
Abdul Haq Wasiq: Afghan Taliban Spymaster Possibly Detained in Guantanamo Engages with CIA
- Volume 16 Issue 3
Thadiyantavide Nazeer: Lashkar-e-Taiba-Linked Ideologue Recruiting in India From Prison
- Volume 16 Issue 1
Dr. Aminul Haq: Osama bin Laden Associate Released from Prison in Pakistan
- Volume 15 Issue 12
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