ISVG’s Links of the Day January 20, 2012

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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, January 20, 2012

Coordinated bombing attacks, gun battles by Boko Haram kill 162 in Nigerian city.

Multiple bomb blasts in the Northern Ireland city of Londonderry; dissident republican groups suspected.

African Union, government troops seize al-Shabaab positions in Mogadishu.

Germany to set up Neo-Nazi database to fight violent extremism.

Would-be terrorist from Trinidad and Tobago convicted in JFK airport plot.

Aslam Awan, senior al Qaeda figure from Abbottabad, killed in drone strike inside Pakistan.

Murder of Iranian in Texas raises stakes for war on terrorism.

Tracking the Hezbollah connection in Thailand.

 

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