ISVG’s Links of the Day December 16, 2011

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Posted by mgray@isvg.org on 17, December 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!

 

Friday, December 16, 2011

Created by Research Analyst Meagan Wilder, ISVG takes a deeper look at the coordinated Boko Haram attacks of November 4, 2011; the terrorist group’s most deadly attacks in Nigeria to date.

Why security agencies can’t crack Boko Haram; Sect members on oath not to divulge information.

Make sure to check out Rick Kania’s latest i2 visualization of last week’s twin suicide-bombings in the Afghan cities of Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif.

Check out our new VKB profile update on Bangladesh’s Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP).

Abu Sayyaf leader arrested in Basilan.

Russian customs agents in Moscow seize medical-grade radioactive material from an Iranian national.

Somalia’s insurgents embrace Twitter as a weapon – check your Twitter account, Al-Shabaab may now be following you.

Check out our new VKB profile update on India’s Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA).

Police defuse six homemade bombs found in Bangkok, arrest suspect.

Tunisian-Born Al Qaeda leader killed on the Iraqi-Syrian border.

Police, federal agents raid Tulsa used car dealership in one of 30 dealerships nationwide looking for ties to suspected money laundering for Hezbollah.

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