Bad! Not good! Honestly a very good argument for the world to put some real resources into stopping Isis and JNIM in West Africa purely out of selfish reasons. I don’t think it needs saying but terrorist groups definitely should not get their hands on Yellowcake. Though this is somewhat funnily reminiscent of Iraq. Also as an aside
> Isis clearly understands how important the uranium is to the junta and the publicity that targeting it would generate. “If you are a terrorist looking for publicity, then uranium will give you that,” added a western official.
Why does Isis want publicity
> Al-Naba, Isis’ weekly newspaper, recently carried a triumphant three-page spread about the attack on the airbase, mocking rumours that the assault had been connected to the uranium and noting it was sheer luck that its fighters did not stumble on the cache.
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Bad! Not good! Honestly a very good argument for the world to put some real resources into stopping Isis and JNIM in West Africa purely out of selfish reasons. I don’t think it needs saying but terrorist groups definitely should not get their hands on Yellowcake. Though this is somewhat funnily reminiscent of Iraq. Also as an aside
> Isis clearly understands how important the uranium is to the junta and the publicity that targeting it would generate. “If you are a terrorist looking for publicity, then uranium will give you that,” added a western official.
Why does Isis want publicity
> Al-Naba, Isis’ weekly newspaper, recently carried a triumphant three-page spread about the attack on the airbase, mocking rumours that the assault had been connected to the uranium and noting it was sheer luck that its fighters did not stumble on the cache.
Why does Isis have a weekly newsletter
!ping AFRICA