The Terrorist Threat Assessment 2020

The Islamic State (IS) centric threat has spread to Africa and Asia. In Sub Saharan Africa, the threat is growing in the Sahel and, in Asia, the threat is growing in South Asia. The IS influence in Africa is growing, with attacks in Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Som...

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Main Authors:	Liu Chunlin, Rohan Gunaratna
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	UNISCI 2020-01-01
Series:	Revista UNISCI
Subjects:	terrorism islamic state al qaeda threat assessment in 2020 terrorist operations in asia
Online Access:	http://www.unisci.es/the-terrorist-threat-assessment-2020/

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spelling	doaj-5394bc28f53245b096876af01536e0c92020-11-25T02:06:20ZengUNISCIRevista UNISCI2386-94532020-01-01185212512910.31439/UNISCI-79The Terrorist Threat Assessment 2020Liu Chunlin 0Rohan Gunaratna1K & C Protective Technologies S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, SingaporeThe Islamic State (IS) centric threat has spread to Africa and Asia. In Sub Saharan Africa, the threat is growing in the Sahel and, in Asia, the threat is growing in South Asia. The IS influence in Africa is growing, with attacks in Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Somalia. The IS suffered very serious setbacks in Iraq and Syria throughout 2019 but expanded to other parts of the Middle East, Africa and Asia. All indications are that Afghanistan is likely to emerge as an alternative IS headquarters. Regarding the relations between al Qaeda and IS, the two movements, that are ideological akin, are likely to merge if not work together at least in some theatres. If so, the global threat to governments and communities will increase exponentially.http://www.unisci.es/the-terrorist-threat-assessment-2020/terrorismislamic stateal qaedathreat assessment in 2020terrorist operations in asia
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description	The Islamic State (IS) centric threat has spread to Africa and Asia. In Sub Saharan Africa, the threat is growing in the Sahel and, in Asia, the threat is growing in South Asia. The IS influence in Africa is growing, with attacks in Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Somalia. The IS suffered very serious setbacks in Iraq and Syria throughout 2019 but expanded to other parts of the Middle East, Africa and Asia. All indications are that Afghanistan is likely to emerge as an alternative IS headquarters. Regarding the relations between al Qaeda and IS, the two movements, that are ideological akin, are likely to merge if not work together at least in some theatres. If so, the global threat to governments and communities will increase exponentially.
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