From: Inside Story
What’s driving down the number of terrorist attacks?
US State Department argues the decline was caused by the near-defeat of armed groups such as ISIL.
20 Sep 2018
US State Department argues the decline was caused by the near-defeat of armed groups such as ISIL.
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