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Re-emergence of Islamic State’s Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

On Saturday, April 27, 2019, Islamic State’s (IS) central media outlet, Al-Furqan, released an 18-minute propaganda video featuring its ‘underground’ leader and self-proclaimed ‘Caliph Ibrahim’, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.1 It was the first time

May 09, 2019 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Islamic State Caliphate, Al-Baghdadi’s video, international terrorism

Islamic State (IS) Activities in India- A Trend Analysis

Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF

Recent Arrest of IS Operatives in India On November 20, 2017, reacting to a question on growing spread of Islamic (IS) ideology in India, the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh had said, “Indian Muslims would never allow terrorist outfits [s

March 20, 2019 Governance and Political Studies, Article