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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I didn't realize ISIL was still a thing.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

@sentient_loom yeah they're still a thing, just very loose-knit. Eg "the Ansars" in this article on Cabo Delgado.

[–] ours 0 points 8 months ago

They got quite reduced but apparently had many operations planned in Europe that were thwarted.

US intelligence even warned Russia earlier this month that an attack like this was suspected.