by Eric Schmitt
Nearly 4 times every bit many Sunni Islamic militants are operating some the globe today every bit on Sept. 11, 2001, despite nearly 2 decades of American-led campaigns to combat Al Qaeda in addition to the Islamic State, a novel independent study concludes.
That amounts to every bit many every bit 230,000 Salafi jihadist fighters inward nearly lxx countries, alongside the largest numbers inward Syria, Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan in addition to Pakistan, according to the study past times the Center for Strategic in addition to International Studies, a Washington mean value tank.
The report’s conclusions, drawing on multiple databases dating to 1980 to compile i of the almost extensive studies of its kind, underscore the resiliency of these terrorist groups, in addition to the policy failures past times the U.S. of A. in addition to its allies inward responding. The findings too highlight the continuing ascendency of the groups’ ideology in addition to social-media branding inward raising coin in addition to attracting novel recruits every bit they pin from battlefield defeats inward strongholds similar Republic of Iraq in addition to Syrian Arab Republic to straight guerrilla-style attacks in that place in addition to inward other hot spots…
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