Laith Alkhouri

Laith Alkhouri @MENAanalyst

Indeed @MarkRuffalo. We should always remind @LindseyGrahamSC of his prophetic statement. They deserve every bit of it. https://t.co/WIpVW8cQPA — PolitiTweet.org

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@JessMarinDavis For Nigeria to come out on top is quite fascinating. If you compare their pledge of allegiance show (in number of militants, weapons, overall capabilities) for Nigeria and Chad Basin, they probably have the most out of all the branches. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JessMarinDavis I made a slight error in the numbers. Apologies — PolitiTweet.org

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CORRECTION: I have made a mistake in the numbers. Nigeria came on top BOTH in number of attacks & number of casualties. I clearly need new glasses. It doesn’t take from the fact that Iraq still got one of the highest numbers (came in second, not first). Apologies for the mistake. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JessMarinDavis: Interesting thread on ISIS attacks in 2022. Iraq had the most number of attacks, but Nigeria suffered the most casualti… — PolitiTweet.org

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The Taliban will continue to use CIs to gather intelligence on #ISIS networks and try to keep the group’s growth at bay. The latter will continue to create insecurity for foreign officials and any potential foreign investment — and even NGOs. — PolitiTweet.org

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Furthermore, #ISIS will amplify its operations and create further distrust in the ruling bodies, especially, in this case, when the ruling body is a fragile, illegitimate one, internationally unrecognized as a legitimate government. — PolitiTweet.org

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As I frequently said, ISIS aims to take advantage of the local governance vacuum — as it has done in the past — and position itself as the vital and more powerful alternative, in particular when two of its main enemies (US troops and Afghan forces) left the picture. — PolitiTweet.org

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As becoming evident, #ISIS operational planning in #Afghanistan has not subsided and targeting painful spots in the country is part of their MO to showcase the de facto government as weak — and even lacking the religious and public credibility to govern. — PolitiTweet.org

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The #Taliban added, the same cells (in Kabul & Nimruz) were behind the January 1st Kabul Military Airport attack & the Dec. 2022 Pakistani Embassy attack, and were planning attacks against more “important targets.” Taliban says foreign nationals among killed #ISIS militants — PolitiTweet.org

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The #Taliban claims to have killed 8, arrested 7 #ISIS members in Kabul & Nimruz, an ISIS network behind the Dec. #Kabul hotel attack (on Chinese nationals). 3 hideouts reportedly destroyed, “many light weapons, hand grenades & explosive vests” reportedly recovered. #Afghanistan — PolitiTweet.org

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@TheTruth_Tdot Small minded, weak sheep like you will only resort to insults when your cretinous, feeble brain is incapable of intelligent, intelligible responses. I recommend reading a book and the Calm app to help with your shortcomings. — PolitiTweet.org

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@LucasADWebber Arms show=arms testing=arms deal. I just basically cut through the formula to the end result ;) — PolitiTweet.org

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That Andrew Tate is now framing his arrest through a religious lens - using this partial verse from the Quran - is a pathetic attempt at creating some sort of us-vs-them: war between “believers” and “disbelievers.” https://t.co/65qdUKQSmB — PolitiTweet.org

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@LucasADWebber I bet you meant to say war is an arms deal. — PolitiTweet.org

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.⁦@FBIWFO⁩, ⁦@ATFWashington⁩, and ⁦@DCPoliceDept⁩ Raise Reward for Information About Capitol Hill Pipe Bomber to $500,000. https://t.co/2iVUlV1sIM — PolitiTweet.org

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Posted on #ProudBoys channels. What does this poster tell you? I see it has “violence” written all over it. You? https://t.co/84pKMUvltl — PolitiTweet.org

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Posted on #ProudBots channels. What does this poster tell you? I see it has “violence” written all over it. You? https://t.co/6aEaYRv9Lu — PolitiTweet.org

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@EliasuAlhaji https://t.co/bWnwOz7fG3 — PolitiTweet.org

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During 2022* I’m don’t possess prescient abilities. — PolitiTweet.org

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As the group suffered a major loss of two top leaders (“Caliphs”) in one year, this didn’t seem to impact its operations worldwide and it remains a huge threat to global security. — PolitiTweet.org

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Yet, #ISIS tested new operational territories such as #Uganda and #Benin, amplified its attacks in the #Sahel and Central Africa (Mozambique and DRC) & claimed dozens of attacks in #Pakistan and #Somalia. — PolitiTweet.org

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The group claimed it killed and wounded 6881 individuals. Some of the group’s branches didn’t perform well such as in #Yemen (one attack), #Libya (3 attacks), and #Philippine (6 attacks). — PolitiTweet.org

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As for the rating based on number of casualties, #Nigeria suffered the highest, then #Afghanistan, #Syria and #Iraq respectively. The growth of the group in NE Nigeria continues to be a major issue in Africa’s most populous nation. — PolitiTweet.org

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#Syria and #Nigeria came in second and third place respectively, and #Afghanistan in 4th place. Again, this rating is all based on number of attacks and not casualties. — PolitiTweet.org

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#ISIS launched 25 suicide attacks and 579 IED/VBIED during 2025, destroyed over 700 military vehicles and over 150 thermal cameras, and burned and destroyed over 2,300 homes and churches. — PolitiTweet.org

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#ISIS has released an infographic detailing its operations during 2022. The group claimed 2058 attack across 22 countries, with #Iraq receiving the lion’s share of the attacks (484 attacks). As a number of us have consistently underscored, ISIS sees Iraq as its center of gravity. https://t.co/12axvveYKA — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IAmPoliticsGirl: So, Steve “David Duke without the baggage” Scalise, or Jim “I think this pregnant 10-year old rape victim is a liar” J… — PolitiTweet.org

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Al-Qaeda in the #Sahel (JNIM) has claimed responsibility for 2 consecutive attacks in #Mali: one targeting the fire department in Marka Coungo, another on forest & environmental protection near a checkpoint in Kasila, purportedly killing 4 in total. They also seized an ambulance. — PolitiTweet.org

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Yet again, it appears that the writers of the #TwitterFiles fail to understand how intelligence ops work and how foreign influence ops use anti-detection and evasion techniques specifically to avoid being discovered. Oddly, they think they understand this space more the IC. — PolitiTweet.org