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27 Oct 2021

“Some say it is done to put pressure on the civilian population. But in my view, [the civilian stress] is the side effect. The government is the target, and there are strategic military implications behind the attacks. Amid a communications blackout citizens can't report jidhadist attacks or movements, and the government is put in a financial pinch - both by weak local economies and the repair of downed infrastructure.”

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Jihadist movements specialist with the news network France 24
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  • 27 October 2021
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