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  • Twenty-Five Years On, the Movement Has No Centre

    Twenty-Five Years On, the Movement Has No Centre

    Twenty-five years on, al-Qaeda has no single centre. Its capacity for transnational attacks has fallen and its local power has grown — affiliates now hold territory and tax populations in the Sahel, Somalia and Yemen. That is the anniversary story nobody tells.

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