Hello Insight Monitor subscribers! As September kicks off and many of us return to busier routines, global security and terrorist financing developments continue to develop at full pace. This issue recaps August’s key stories and analysis from Insight Monitor.
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As always, we published our latest Global Terrorist Financing Report, providing subscribers with a rundown of key stories which covered the activities of ISIL, JNIM, Hezbollah, and more.
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Articles
In August, we kicked off with the capture of ISIL-Somalia’s finance chief, Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf —showing how taking out key financiers creates short-term opportunities for disruption. We then explored ISIL’s evolving financing methods, from cloud-based Hawala networks to low-tech cash stashing, and highlighted emerging trends and enforcement challenges. Next, we looked at Lebanon’s closure of Hezbollah’s central bank, examining whether it truly disrupts their financial operations or simply pushes them further underground. Finally, we reviewed the 2024 Coutts Plot, a planned anti-authority attack in Canada, detailing the perpetrators, their motivations, and how law enforcement successfully disrupted the plot.
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