Not Just ISIS: Terror Groups Worldwide Jockey for Power

CNN International

05 August 2016

As world powers struggle to fight ISIS, other terror groups are trying to make their mark — one deadly attack at a time.

Here’s a snapshot of some of the most significant groups and how they differ from ISIS:

… “Unlike ISIS, Al Qaeda has had a long history of engagement in South Asia dating back to the 1980s, when al Qaeda and South Asian militants fought together in Afghanistan,” wrote Iftekharul Bashar of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University.

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Last updated on 05/08/2016