New Profiles and Articles on TRAC
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Ramadan 2018, ISK claims in Afghanistan accounted for over half of the overall claims tally (55%).
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The second suicide attack in as many days during Eid al-Fitr Celebrations.
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At 03:00pm local time, a suicide bomber detonated car near the governor’s compound in Rodat
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South Africa is confronted with incidents not familiar to its historical context, in which attacks target Mosques.
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In this ISY video, Wilayat Bayda gives a rare glimpse into their operational activities. Multiple clips feature different weapons and the beheading of an already dead body. The professional style of the graphics and editing suggest the video was created by someone with professional experience.
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On 12 June 2018 IS Wilayat Salahuddin released Blaze of Raids 2, which is the second major video publication since December of 2017. It features offensives carried out, martyrdom operations, and a prisoner taken in battle.
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Incident Report contains a list of all attacks since 05 Oct 2017 and an analysis.
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The NSLF has been reconstituted online, with a goal of establishing a 'revolutionary party of National Socialists' in the United States. To do so, the group endeavors to build an underground army and popular support by exacerbating racial tensions and disseminating its propaganda.
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No group has claimed credit, likely ISK behind the attack.
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The Taliban/IEA anticipated cease fire for Eid al-Fitr serving to delineate ISK activity.
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It appears that ISK is attempting to expand from its base in Darzab district, Jowzjan southward to Faryab.
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The first known case of IS cells using a drone to outside ash Sham.
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Islamic State Libya fighters conducted an attack on a security checkpoint controlled by Heftar Forces. Two of the Heftar fighters were killed in the attack which took place on a road in Jufra District.
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Irrespective the increased frequency of attacks, the Shabaab group lacks a clearly defined extremist doctrine, leadership structure and organizational expansion. Attacks reflect small cell activities driven by own initiative relying on opportunity rather than well planned attacks.
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Amid an escalation of activity in Daraa, Syria the Khalid bin Whalid Army has claim two small scale attacks on Free Syrian Army positions. They claimed to have killed approximately 3-5 in the attacks on a checkpoint and a headquarters position. These attacks come as the FSA have increased their troop presence in the area in anticipation of clashes with Assad's Syrian Army and KBWA.
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This is the 24th attack since the start of 2018, with this attack being the the second largest executed by those linked to the Shabaab cult. It should be noted that there is no organized Shabaab cult, but followers acting within cell structures without any overarching leadership structure. A total of 20 civilians have already been killed in Palma during June 2018.
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The propensity to think that this is a simple attack of Fulani herdsmen is a categorical mistake.
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TRAC roundup of IEA claims made May 2017 was 293; a year later, IEA made 446 claims in May 2018.
