Volume 16 Issue 20

Articles from Volume 16 Issue 20

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10.19.2018

Lines Between al-Qaeda and JNIM Blur in Burkina Faso Brian M. Perkins Militant violence continues to increase in Burkina Faso as both local and regional...

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Governance and Resilience: Countering IS and Stabilizing Eastern Syria

10.19.2018

Under the previous Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Damascus balanced its relationship with tribes in the Der Ezzor area by building relationships with certain traditional tribal...

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Ahvaz Attack: Iran Blames U.S., Arab Rivals and Consolidates Control

10.19.2018

A small group of gunmen attacked a military parade of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 22 in the city of Ahvaz in the...

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Boko Haram’s Ultra-Extremist Side Resurfaces: From the Execution of Mamman Nur to Humanitarian Workers

10.19.2018

In September, reports emerged that one of Boko Haram’s longstanding leaders, Mamman Nur, was assassinated. His killers were not from the Nigerian military, which had...

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