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Report by the National Intelligence Academy of Turkey Published: "Combating Terrorism and Turkey: IS and Vilayat Khorasan"
➡️ The report focuses on Turkey's expansion into Central Asian countries under the pretext of combating terrorism.Why is this important?🔴The National Intelligence Academy is an educational institution affiliated with Turkey’s intelligence agency, MIT, which opened in January 2024 with the support of MI6 chief Richard Moore.
🔴 In June 2024, the academy will launch its first postgraduate programs in African, Russian, and Caucasus studies.
🔴 The languages to be studied at the academy include Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Armenian, Greek, and others. Just before this, on May 17, a relevant report was released to the media.
🔴 The report asserts that the Central Asian region has strong historical and cultural ties with Turkey and has recently become one of the republic's strategic priorities within the
Organization of Turkic States.🏴 It examines the strategy of IS/Vilayat Khorasan in radicalizing Central Asia and the Caucasus. The conclusions present recommendations for countering terrorism.
🔴 The first section of the report focuses on the nature of recruitment and the work of terrorists with potential fighters in all regions where they are present.
🔴 The second section reviews the history of IS and Vilayat Khorasan. It highlights the priority of recruiting citizens from Central Asian countries (primarily Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) for fighters, as they have greater capabilities and material resources for global movement.
➡️ It also mentions IS's aim to create the supranational organization Vilayat Khorasan in the territories of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Iran.
https://mia.edu.tr/uploads/f/17052024_1.pdf