Analysis

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  Analysis

  2021-01-01

  Soleimani's legacy to Iran: diverting citizens' money to costly proxy wars

  While the Iranian people grapple with a worsening economic crisis, the Iranian regime continues to pursue Soleimani's failed legacy of spreading 'revolution' throughout the region.

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  Analysis

  2020-12-28

  Syrian regime's campaign of torture, abuse tied to Iran-backed militias

  Militias formed and directed by slain Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani enabled Damascus to persecute and torture tens of thousands of civilians throughout the Syrian war

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  Analysis

  2020-12-23

  Chronicling Qassem Soleimani's trail of bloodshed across the region and beyond

  Under the Iranian commander's leadership for over 20 years, the Quds Force exported terrorism, fuelled sectarianism, undermined governments, and was responsible for thousands of deaths.

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  Analysis

  2020-11-20

  Evidence grows of Moscow's malevolent intentions in Afghanistan

  The Kremlin is continuing to to provide political and material support to the Taliban as a way to keep its grips on an unstable Afghanistan.

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  Analysis

  2020-08-07

  Fractured ISIS-K struggles to keep up appearances in Afghanistan

  The local branch of the terrorist group, known as ISIS-K, seeks to project strength and unity, but the reality on the ground and on social media suggests otherwise.

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  Analysis

  2020-07-24

  Alarm grows over threat posed by Chinese regime to world community

  Beijing is becoming increasingly aggressive in territorial rows, and is using disinformation campaigns, bribery, blackmail, intellectual property theft and espionage to try to gain an upper hand.

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  Analysis

  2020-07-03

  The Putin regime: a perennial malign actor on world stage

  Undermining governments, fomenting unrest, spreading disinformation and supporting the indiscriminate killing of innocents around the world are the unfortunate hallmarks of the Kremlin.

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  Analysis

  2019-12-31

  New ISIS leader remains shrouded in mystery

  If Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's successor is to avoid an internal leadership challenge, he will be forced to step out of the shadows, say analysts.

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  Analysis

  2019-11-15

  Why does the Taliban deny al-Qaeda's responsibility in the September 11 attacks?

  One of the key points to any potential agreement is that the Taliban disavow al-Qaeda and promise to never allow Afghan soil to be used as a staging ground for terrorist groups.

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  Analysis

  2019-04-26

  Russia, Iran supply new weapons to Taliban in bid to prolong conflict

  The two countries are providing support to militants in hopes that the Taliban will topple the government.