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Tajik Islamic State-Supportive Media House Shares Video of Toddler Praising Islamic State

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Content Warning: This article contains descriptions of children in war and terrorism, and may be upsetting to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.  Screenshot from Asror Media (Tajik Islamic State-Supportive media house) video of toddler praising Islamic State Bottom Line Up Front On 20 July 2026, a Tajik Islamic State-Supportive Media House, Asror Media, shared a video showing a toddler praising Islamic State, its fighters, and martyrs. The child speaks in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and is dressed in a T-shirt. The toddler appears no older than three and it looks like the video was filmed in a clothing store. A black piece of material with white writing on it is visible in the background of the video. The IS flag also has white writing on a black background. The writing system seen on the piece of material has features that indicate it could be Nastaliq, a form of Arabic calligraphy used for languages on the Persian Language Continuum, of which Tajik is one.  The vi...
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A Kind Heart Is No Longer Enough: Preparing Humanitarians for the Realities of Crisis Zones - Reflections from the field

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Check Freedman, Chief Operations Officer of Captive Audience, has decades of operational experience in executive protection, surveillance, maritime and air operations, and SERE (survival, evasion, resistance, escape). Since 1995, he has trained local, state, and federal law enforcement in counter-terrorism, security, and defensive tactics, while also serving as a subject matter expert on homicide, human trafficking, and drug trafficking. His investigative work has influenced operational policies and improved prevention strategies, including analyzing links between narcotics and human trafficking networks. Over the past decade, he has specialized in personnel recovery and hostage negotiation, applying cross-cultural and unconventional approaches to crisis resolution. With over 500 Critical Incident Stress Management responses, he integrates crisis intervention, negotiation, and operational tradecraft. Freedman holds extensive technical and security qualifications across aviation, invest...
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  Aviation Security Threats: Component-level MANPADS Proliferation and Insurgent Adaptation in the Sahel Region A cache of weapons, including MANPADS, in Sudan; Source: The Washington Post. About the Editor: Itumeleng Selialia is the Head of Fulcrum Intel Digest and a Senior Intelligence Analyst specializing in African politics, international security, and cross-border relations. She is an academic researcher with expertise in risk and crisis management, and has served as a policy advisor and rapporteur for institutions like the Pan-African Parliament. Her work focuses on geopolitical security, regional integration, and developmental diplomacy, bridging the gap between scholarship and actionable intelligence. She is fluent in multiple African languages. About the Author:  Bill Christopher Arputharaj is a research scholar specialising in strategic technologies and national security, with particular expertise in hypersonic weapon systems and their application within modern w...
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