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Al-Qaida (AQ) and ISG use propaganda to shape public opinion, increase fear and project strength, and to affect perceptions about their strategic goals. Their media output has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200074
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The process has so far been mired by delays, leadership issues, capacity concerns and, crucially, a lack of confidence among key stakeholders. These notably include Oromo…
Following an extension of the state of emergency in February, new army offensives, including around the regional capital, Bahir Dar, have intensified the conflict. Reports of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286204
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This came as Damascus blamed a former rebel leader for the May 4 abduction and killing of nine policemen in the nearby town of Muzayrib. The security situation in Deraa, which…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252664
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Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239702
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JNIM’s top leader Iyad ag Ghali and key deputy Amadou Koufa, have been in place since the group’s 2017 creation, giving the group some leadership continuity, despite a period of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287129
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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…
The impact of the rise of militias on the Middle East.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199249
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Despite the meeting’s touted success, the greatest challenge to Libya’s stability is the dominance of unaccountable militias in the absence of functioning security institutions.