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The Jordan Armed Forces Directorate of Moral Guidance combats terrorist messaging UNIPATH STAFF It was no secret that terrorist groups were active on certain isolated webpages, but Daesh’s invasion of social media sites in 2014 and the…

Nonviolent measures to combat violent extremist ideology should supplement military efforts AHMAD FARID FOROZI, The Asia Foundation Violence driven by extreme interpretation of religious texts and unjustified aggressive ideologies has…

Jordan assembles a Marine battalion to protect the vital port of Aqaba and conduct overseas missions UNIPATH STAFF At the Regional Marine Symposium in Abu Dhabi in August 2018, Unipath spoke with Staff Lt. Col. Mutasim Al-Rabie,…

Heroic tribal fighters played a large role in helping liberate towns and cities in northern Iraq UNIPATH STAFF When Daesh swept into Mosul in 2014, it targeted the city’s leaders who had rejected extremist ideology since the emergence…

Qatar’s Computer Emergency Response Team builds resilience against online threats KHALID AL-HASHMI, ASSISTANT UNDERSECRETARY FOR CYBER SECURITY, QATAR As Qatar’s dependence on cyberspace and information technology grows, the resilience…

Defeating terrorist messaging requires deleting offensive content and devising counternarratives UNIPATH STAFF Daesh suffered crushing defeats on the battlefields of Iraq and Syria in 2017, but there’s one battlefield on which the…

A focus on civil rights and economic development will create a sense of community in cities liberated from Daesh DR. SAAD AL-HADITHI, professor of political science, University of Baghdad The Iraqi government, previously headed by Prime…

An interview with Maj. Gen. Saad Al-Alaq, head of the Iraqi Directorate of Military Intelligence UNIPATH STAFF Unipath: What was the role of the Directorate of Military Intelligence in the defeat of Daesh? Maj. Gen. Saad Al-Alaq:…

Special Operations Forces Expel Terrorists From Strongholds in Eastern Afghanistan  LT. AMY FORSYTHE, U.S. NAVY In one of the largest joint operations ever conducted between U.S. and Afghan special operations forces, Afghan commandos…

Iraq’s Directorate of Media and Moral Guidance gained skills in countering terrorist propaganda Unipath Staff Daesh adopted misinformation campaigns through its electronic army, which broadcast rumors and twisted facts to sow horror and…