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Leadership losses will weaken ISG in Iraq, Syria

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SYRIA/IRAQ

The elimination of top- and mid-level cadres in US-led coalition airstrikes comes at a time when the group is also suffering serious battlefield losses. The strikes raise…

Al-Qaida to dominate jihadi landscape in Sahara-Sahel

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NORTH/WEST AFRICA

AQIM assessment.

Russia's new army command designed to focus war effort

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RUSSIA

Armed forces chief of staff Valery Gerasimov is now in direct charge of Ukrainian theatre operations. This and other appointments fall within a substantive ramping up of the…

Islamic State organisational skills keep it resilient

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INTERNATIONAL

IS post-Baghdadi

Egypt will struggle to dislodge jihadis from Sinai

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EGYPT

ISG prospects in Egypt.

State neglect fosters global illicitly-governed spaces

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INTERNATIONAL

The effect of illicitly-governed spaces

Northern Syria's endgame will erode Kurdish autonomy

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SYRIA

This follows a controversy after leaked comments from security sources that the operation was “over”. Fighting continues on the ground, principally small-scale skirmishes and…

China's military will lag US capabilities for years

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CHINA

China's military spending.

Militia abuses may increase in Niger

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NIGER

This has sparked the growth of ethnic Zarma self-defence militias, known locally as ‘zankai’. These militias reflect broader communal self-defence efforts, often arising because…

Japan joining Five Eyes would mean tough compromises

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JAPAN

The possibility of Japan joining the alliance is now seriously discussed in Tokyo and the capitals of the Five Eyes members -- the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia…