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Attack by al-Qaeda linked group in Mali killed more than 70 people

Ju Huiwen — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 21:46:31 +0000

Attack on police training academy and nearby airport one of the worst since unrest began more than a decade ago. More than 70 people are thought to have been killed in an attack by an al-Qaeda-linked group on Mali’s capital Bamako earlier this week, according to diplomatic and security sources. Hardline fighters from the Jama’at […]

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The Impact of Israel’s Attacks on Iran’s Foreign and Defence Policies

Meilin Ai — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:37:24 +0000

Synopsis Israel’s recent killing of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders and missile attacks on Tehran have made Iran’s dialogue with the West problematic and forced Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to seek closer relations with Russia, China and the Gulf States. The failure of Iran’s strategy of forward defence, as shown in its inability to fend off […]

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Azad Maulana Back in the Spotlight: The Latest Twist in the Easter Attacks Investigation

Hassan Ali — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 22:17:02 +0000

Just days after news broke that Channel Four’s documentary on the Easter attacks had been dismissed as a hoax by the committee led by Judge Imam – appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe – the Ministry of Public Security has bizarrely revived its investigation into the matter, prompted by an enigmatic complaint from an external organisation. […]

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Struggling to Stem Extremism, Tajikistan Targets Beards and Head Scarves

Mei Hui — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:18:45 +0000

After Tajiks were charged with a deadly attack in Moscow, the country has cracked down on signs of Islam. But experts say it’s not addressing the causes of terrorism. People in Tajikistan were expecting a government crackdown after Tajik men were arrested and charged with a terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall in March. […]

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Thwarted Terrorist Plot at Taylor Swift’s Vienna Concert Was Intended to Kill ‘Tens of Thousands of People,’ CIA Official Says

Mei Bo — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 16:56:33 +0000

“They were plotting to kill a huge number, tens of thousands of people at this concert, I am sure many Americans,” CIA Deputy Director David S. Cohen said “Tens of thousands” of fans were the target of a thwarted terrorist attempt at Taylor Swift’s recent Vienna shows, a CIA official told reporters on Wednesday, Aug. 28. […]

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Islamic State does not like Taylor Swift. Austrian police arrests plotters

Mei Hui — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 13:15:00 +0000

Washington/Vienna/Berlin (10/8 – 45.45) After a tip-off by U.S. intelligence officials and only a few hours left Austrian police made swift arrests. The plot seems too bizarre not to be true. Abul Baraa, aka Ahmad Armih, the German based hate-preacher in Berlin radicalized via Tik-tok or Istagram a 19-year Beran A. to swear the oath […]

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FBI: The shooting was an assassination attempt against Trump

Mei Hui — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:22:48 +0000

Frankfurt, Paris (14/7 – 23) United States presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot while giving a speech in Pennsylvania, on Saturday (13/7) local time. Trump’s speech to his supporters in Butler City about illegal migration. Suddenly, a gunshot was heard and Trump immediately stopped talking. He covered his bleeding ears and sat behind the podium […]

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Men from Tajikistan with potential ties to ISIS arrested in the United States

Mei Hui — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 21:20:00 +0000

New York. (11 June – 31) US federal agents have arrested eight Tajikistan nationals in the US on terrorism charges. The arrests, carried out by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, spanned across Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia. These actions coincide with recent alerts from US intelligence officials about a terrorist plot. ISIS, or the […]

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Ukraine War: Why Central Asian Countries want to Move Away from Russian Control

Mei Bo — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:14:00 +0000

The terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall in March 2024, which left 140 people dead, has sparked a crackdown on central Asian workers living in Russia, and put the relationship between the region and Russia under increasing strain. The four suspected gunmen under arrest are all citizens of Tajikistan, a central Asian nation that was once part of […]

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S’pore’s alleged money launderers named alongside terrorist financiers, drug lords in Dubai probe

Li Wen — Fri, 31 May 2024 22:14:58 +0000

SINGAPORE – Several people linked to Singapore’s biggest case of money laundering have been named in an international media investigation known as the Dubai Unlocked project. They were identified as having purchased millions of dollars worth of property in Dubai alongside terrorist financiers, drug lords and kleptocrats. Dubai Unlocked involved journalists from more than 70 media outlets […]

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