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ISIS-linked terrorists have launched deadly attacks on mosques, carried out car bombings, and exploited sectarian tensions to lure new recruits, using extreme brutality and violence to bring in new blood and distinguish themselves from the powerful Al Qaeda branch in Yemen, The New York Times reported earlier this week. |
I like how these days - news articles use news articles as references.
Then you go to the cited article...
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An analyst in Yemen who closely follows Sunni extremist groups in the country said the scale of the attacks by the Islamic State showed that it was becoming just as dangerous as Al Qaeda. At the start of Yemen’s civil war, the Islamic State’s presence was “limited,” said the analyst, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the hazards of talking openly about the group. |
The source is an unnamed gummint official who only speaks on condition of anonymity.
I believe it!
:usa:
ISIS is steadily gaining strength in another Middle Eastern country while everyone lo