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  3. Jun 1

    Once it was was clear that had become something altogether new & had confirmed so, I wrote an in-depth cover story for dissecting how the very public breakup occurred & what it meant for the future.

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  4. Jun 1

    Soon after JFS was established, it was clear it'd sparked massive strife with -- and the evolution itself illustrated a broader trend to do with localism & AQ's decentralization that had ripple effects globally (Sept 2016, for )

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  5. Jun 1

    Once JFS had evolved into , the break with was official & the implications significant -- with AQ pushing back vocally & organizationally, with new rival factions. That dynamic set the stage for the months & years to come (= AQ lost).

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  6. Jun 3

    Taliban pose severe threat to govt and still close to al-Qaeda: UN report

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  7. Jun 1

    The path between '12 Nusra & '21 is complex & strewn with inter-factional conflict; vicious internal strife; geopolitical manipulation; and above all, the impact of 's nationwide uprising. In breaking from , sparked a massive intra-jihadist debate.

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  8. Jun 1

    Security forces arrested a member of the group in an overnight operation in PD-3 of Jalalabad, the said on Wednesday. The militant was involved in the of govt officials, tribal elders & had links with the group.

  9. This is the weirdest story & every time it crops up, seems to have the story. And the mechanics are non-sensical, if you know anything about -- the funneling $100 millions to ? Not hard to see geopolitics as the driving force here.

  10. Jun 2

    Ties between and in AFG remain "close, based on ideological alignment, relationships forged through common struggle and intermarriage": Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team. 🇺🇳 report: 1/2

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  11. Jun 2

    This was a major security operation that reportedly led to the arrest of dozens -- BUT not all were pro-. While has been the site of rumored regime cells, -linked factions are known to hideout in Jisr -- 4+ Ansar al-Islam commanders were captured there.

  12. Jun 2

    If anyone needs in depth proof of this, may I offer the assessment of USG efforts against that we did for Congress:

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  13. Jun 2
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  14. Jun 1

    Zooming out a little more, I also put together an in-depth look at 's (leadership) struggles worldwide, much of which emanated from 's emergence & the evidence that "going local" was a viable path for AQ affiliates detached from AQC:

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  15. “As we draw down, we’re also going to focus on the urgent work of rebuilding over-the-horizon capabilities that’ll allow us to take out if they return to & to focus on the threat that has metastasized,” President said.

  16. Jun 1

    "An Internal Struggle: ’s Syrian Affiliate Is Grappling With Its Identity" (May 2015) - On Nusra's wavering between "moderation" & revolutionary integration & reversion to hardcore extremism as it balanced with the challenge to AQ.

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  17. Jun 3
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  19. Jun 3

    According to UN findings, currently, 8 to 10 percent of foreign fighters in Afghanistan are fighting alongside the Taliban.

  20. Jun 1

    2 back-to-back explosions in Afghan capital killed 10, injured 12 people, in the area mainly inhabited by community.

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