The Institute for the Study of Violent Groups

ISVG’s Links of the Day October 27, 2011
Links of the Day

Posted by RBoales@isvg.org on 28, October 2011

Welcome to ISVG’s Links of the Day! Each day, ISVG research analysts and collectors gather and read hundreds of open-source news and intelligence articles from around the globe in an effort to bring you the most comprehensive database on violent extremism. These articles provide the details surrounding the events and actors involved in violent extremism and transnational criminal organizations. ISVG’s Links of the Day will highlight the most noteworthy articles collected throughout the course of ISVG’s daily research process. Make sure you check back every morning or evening to get a recap of the most relevant articles of the last twenty-four hours, or follow our @ISVG Twitter handle to get these links as we find them!

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Using i2 Analyst’s Notebook, Rick Kania breaks-down the al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).

Captured Colombian drug trafficker fled to Venezuela with FARC’s money.

Commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps reportedly killed in Kurdish rebel attack.

Eleven people were killed and 24 wounded in separate bomb attacks throughout Iraq.

Al-Shabaab “official” claims Kenya blast.

Three Syrian workers killed in violence-hit Homs.

Twenty-eight civilians die in battle for Mogadishu.

Check out our new VKB profile update on Sri Lanka’s Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)!