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ISVG’s Links of the Day November 15, 2011
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Posted by RBoales@isvg.org on 16, November 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!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Updated to include the most deadly Boko Haram attack of November 4, 2011, ISVG analysts Robert Berntsson, Meagan Wilder, and Kristin Nordeen visualize what have historically been the most active terrorist groups in Nigeria; Boko Haram and M.E.N.D.

Accused Norwegian killer, Anders Breivik, makes first appearance in open court but refuses to plead guilty to massacre.

Algeria says Nigeria’s Boko Haram tied to al Qaeda.

Man kills seven, including five law enforcement officers, then blows himself up in the city of Taraz, Kazakhstan; suspected of being radical Islamist.

Terrorist group, ELN, kidnaps three miners in Bagado, Colombia.

Colombian terrorist group, FARC, intended to sell uranium to Venezuela in 2008 according to discovered to emails.

Mayor of Toribio, Colombia and 9 others wounded in bombing.

Germany widens probe into Neo-Nazi cell, “New Form” of Terrorism.