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\"\"<\/a>UN: Islamic State is funding attacks, al-Qaeda is resilient<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

EDITH M. LEDERER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Security Council report says IS adapting to military pressure in Iraq, Syria by delegating responsibility to local commanders<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fighters from al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, formally known as the al-Nusra Front, marching toward the northern village of al-Ais in Aleppo province, Syria. (Al-Nusra Front via AP)
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) \u2014 The Islamic State extremist group is still capable of sending funds to supporters and motivating attacks in Europe and elsewhere despite military pressure and falling revenue \u2014 and al-Qaeda remains resilient especially in West Africa, East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, UN experts said in a report circulated Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The experts monitoring sanctions against the extremist groups said competition between the Islamic State and al-Qaeda continues, but \u201cshifting alliances\u201d among fighters \u201cand cooperation on the tactical level in several regions also allow them to move between various groups.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The report said the extremist threat continues to rise in Southeast Asia, where IS wants to establish a foothold. It said recent events in the southern Philippines, where the city of Marawi has been under siege by IS-linked fighters for more than two months, is evidence of this.<\/span><\/p>\n

The experts said in the report to the UN Security Council that \u201cthe core\u201d of the Islamic State extremist group is adapting to military pressure in Iraq and Syria by delegating decision-making responsibility to local commanders and switching to encrypted communications<\/span><\/p>\n

In this undated file photo released by a militant website, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, militants of the Islamic State group hold up their weapons and wave flags on their vehicles, in a convoy on a road leading to Iraq, from Raqqa, Syria. (Militant website via AP)
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Several member states highlighted \u201cthe increasingly creative use of drones\u201d by IS, primarily in Iraq and Syria. They said the group is developing the capability to design and construct larger drones which will increasingly enable it \u201cto weaponize the drones, thereby increasing its ability to strike at a distance,\u201d according to the report.<\/span><\/p>\n

It said IS \u201ccontinues to send funds to its affiliates worldwide\u201d and is likely to do so as long as the group has the means. IS leaders have also sent money to places where the group doesn\u2019t have affiliates in an attempt to prepare for its eventual defeat in Iraq and Syria, according to an unidentified UN member state quoted in the report.<\/span><\/p>\n

The experts quote several member states as saying IS fighters returning home generally fall into three categories: Those disenchanted with the extremist group \u201cand terrorism as an ideology\u201d who can potentially be deradicalized and reintegrated into society; a much smaller group of high-risk individuals who return with the aim of conducting \u201cterror attacks\u201d; and individuals who have cut ties with IS but \u201cremain radicalized and are ready to join another terrorist group should the opportunity arise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The report assessed extremist trends by region:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Attacks in Europe in the first half of 2017 demonstrate that \u201cEurope remained a priority region\u201d for IS attacks, it said. However, thus far in 2017 the group hasn\u2019t conducted an attack in which the IS \u201ccore\u201d is involved in detailed planning and decision-making, sending fighters and providing financial resources, the report said. It quoted some member states reporting \u201can increase in radicalization and violent extremism\u201d linked to IS networks in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 In Iraq, the report quoted several member states saying key IS leaders left Mosul prior to the attack by Iraqi forces supported by the US-led coalition. But it said IS resistance in Mosul \u201cindicates that its command and control structure has not broken down completely and that the group remains a significant military threat.\u201d In Syria, the report said key IS members also left their stronghold of Raqqa ahead of an expected attack and air strikes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Arabian Peninsula faces \u201ca significant threat\u201d from al-Qaeda and IS in Yemen, the report said. It said a member state reported that over 30 IS-related \u201cterrorist plots\u201d have been disrupted in the region, including one in June targeting the Grand Mosque in Mecca, and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. It said the importance of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula for the terrorist group is demonstrated by a statement from Osama bin Laden\u2019s son, Hamza bin Laden, encouraging sympathizers to join al-Qaeda training camps in Yemen.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 In North Africa, the report said IS cells claimed several attacks in Libya in the first half of 2017 following the extremist group\u2019s ouster from Sirte. It quoted a member state estimating the number of IS fighters in Libya at between 400 and 700. In Tunisia, it said the threat from IS and al-Qaeda remains \u201ca source of concern.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 In West Africa, the report said \u201cal-Qaeda affiliates remain resilient and present a significant threat to Mali and, to a lesser extent, the Sahel region.\u201d According to member states, al-Qaeda affiliated groups continue to attack military forces and have intelligence capabilities to monitor movements of security and military patrols \u201cand conduct complex attacks,\u201d it said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 East Africa faces \u201cterrorist threats\u201d from both al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabab, which has approximately 6,000 to 9,000 members, and IS affiliates operating in parts of southern Somalia and its semi-autonomous state of Puntland.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 In Afghanistan, the report said IS has intensified its competition with the Taliban \u201cand aims to expand.\u201d But it said despite recruitment efforts in the last three years, \u201cthe group has not yet established a viable fighting force there.\u201d It said the Taliban \u201ccontinues to wield substantial influence over regional al-Qaeda affiliates.\u201d It quoted one member state saying currently more than 7,000 foreigners are fighting in Afghanistan for the Taliban and al-Qaeda affiliates.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 In Southeast Asia, the report said the situation \u201cremains precarious.\u201d It said that while \u201cterrorist groups\u201d are believed to be ideologically divided over IS, the group\u2019s propaganda on its so-called \u201ccaliphate\u201d has resonated with extremists in the region. The report said at least seven attacks in 2016 targeting Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines can be attributed to pro-IS fighters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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