The Islamic State Never Went Away - Terrorism is a tactic, and fighting it requires a concerted strategy. foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/10/isl…

Former US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba ow.ly/cOec105plXi

Tajikistan FM Sirojiddin Mukhriddin urges Russia to uphold international law in Moscow terror probe. Respect presumption of innocence, ban torture & ill-treatment of detainees. asiaplustj.info/ru/news/tajiki…

4 teenagers suspected of planning an Islamic extremist attack arrested in #Germany apnews.com/article/c7cc67…

Two men suspected of recruiting Mombasa, #Kenya youth into #AlShabaab , #ISIS detained

Detectives say they were recruiting youths to join ISIS and Al Shabaab terrorists in the Democratic Republic of #Congo and #Somalia citizen.digital/news/two-men-s…

Covert operations requires planning .. lots of serious planning.

Meanwhile the planner ..

He has a degree in being a menace

Results of a pro IS media campaign (“invasion”) during Ramadan

Afghan forces arrest 2 Daesh terrorists in province bordering Iran

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Africa Corps announced a small #Niger deployment to build relationships. Our piece yesterday:

'Moscow doesn’t have an embassy in Niamey. Lacking strong proven connections, Russian dipl. and sec. officials feel they don’t have a good read on the junta.'

responsiblestatecraft.org/us-niger-russi…

Russian Security forces broke into the apartment of the Kyrgyz Embassy officer in Moscow with violence (!) demanding residency papers - another high profile visibility of what CA labour migrants go through on a daily basis for years

#BREAKING Two US officials told CBS News that a major Iranian attack against Israel was expected as soon as Friday, possibly to include more than 100 drones and dozens of missiles aimed at military targets inside the country.

#Iran Press TV quotes Taliban’s linked Al Mirzad website
reporting Afghan security forces arrested two members of the Daesh terrorist group ( #ISKP ) in Nimruz Province bordering #Iran .

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Mega Thread full of all my combat photography threads in no particular order:

Starting with the Wars in French Indochina and later Vietnam

#Ukraine will be outgunned by #Russia 10 to 1 in weeks without US help, top Europe general says apnews.com/article/ukrain…

For what it's worth, our article today focused on Russia's lack of relationships in Niger. Interesting that Africa Corps framed their arrival in terms of 'building relationships'

responsiblestatecraft.org/us-niger-russi…

#Germany strikes again financial support network for #ISIS : another couple was convicted to 1 year 9 months / 1 year 3 months on probation for having sent money mostly to female ISIS-members in Kurdish-administered camps in Northeast Syria
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-Colin P. Clarke and I from November: How the Islamic State Propaganda Machine is Exploiting the Israel-Hamas Conflict
irregularwarfare.org/articles/how-t…

.Lucas Webber on-point: 'I've seen this trend before. [ #Islamic_State ] set the information space, and they start the criticisms, the threats, they identify the targets, and then every time it seems that they end up striking in the ways they say.' newsweek.com/isis-threats-e…