The Caliphate
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| Originally published | 2016 |
| Authors | Hugh N. Kennedy |
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| ID | 2448615 |
About The Caliphate
What is a caliphate? Who can be caliph? And how are contemporary ideologues such as ISIS reviving - and abusing - the term today? . . .
Australia has taken out 'hive' of spies, security chief says
... Busier than the Cold War; busier than 9/11; busier than the height of The Caliphate...
Hundreds of children held by IS in besieged prison in Syria
... The children, dubbed Cubs of The Caliphate by IS, are held along with thousands of IS fighters from more than 50 countries in Kurdish-run prisons in north-eastern Syria...
Isis in Iraq: Militants 'getting stronger again'
... At his base in Sulaimaniya, nestled in the hills of the Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq, he painted a picture of an organisation that has spent the past 12 months rebuilding from the ruins of The Caliphate...
Manchester Victoria station stabbings: Man detained for attempted murder
... He shouted Allahu Akbar and Long live The Caliphate and then lunged at them with a knife...
Manchester Victoria station stabbings: Man admits attempted murder
... The court heard Mohamud, of Cheetham Hill in Manchester, walked up behind a man and a woman in their 50s shouting Allahu Akbar and Long live The Caliphate as they headed for a tram platform shortly before 21:00 GMT on 31 December...
Islamic State group names new leader
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi death: US military says two men detained
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: What his death means for IS in Syria
... Despite the military defeat of IS in Syria and Iraq, its supporters still saw in the presence of Baghdadi hope of restoring The Caliphate one day...
Australia has taken out 'hive' of spies, security chief says
By Tom HousdenBBC News, Sydney
Australia has busted a " hive" of spies which has been operating in the country for years, its intelligence chief says.
Mike Burgess did not identify any countries behind The Network , But said the undercover operatives appeared to be " highly trained".
The Group would study and " potentially seduce" targets including judges, journalists and veterans, he claimed.
It shows The Threat posed by foreign spies is at an all-time high, he added.
While delivering his annual threat assessment in Canberra, the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (Asio) chief outlined a " concerted campaign" to infiltrate the Australian media to shape reporting and gain information on sources.
A " lackey" planned to offer journalists all-expenses-paid study tours of a foreign country, He Said , where spies with the " home-ground advantage" would seek to " identify any vulnerabilities that could be leveraged later".
He also detailed thwarted plots from two different countries to physically harm Australian residents. The targets were critics of foreign regimes, He Said .
" In one case, The Intelligence service started monitoring a Human Rights activist and plotted to lure The Target offshore, where the individual could be - quote - 'disposed of', " He Said .
" In another, a lackey was dispatched to locate specific dissidents and - quote - 'Deal with them'. "
Mr Burgess said Asio had Taken Out The Network of spies after an " intense and sustained" campaign.
" They were Good - But Asio was better. . working with our partners, we removed them. The Hive is history, " He Said .
But The Threat posed by foreign intelligence has been worsening, Mr Burgess said, particularly since Australia signed the AUKUS security agreement with the US and the UK.
" Asio is. . busier than any Time In our 74-year history. Busier than the Cold War ; busier than 9/11; busier than The Height of The Caliphate . "
" From where I sit, it looks like hand-to-hand combat. "
Mr Burgess added that it is " critical our allies know we can keep our secrets, and keep their secrets".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com