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Pyramid scheme - Egypt's ballistic missile test and launch facility

Most components of the north site Jabal Hamzah have existed for 40 years, but a new rocket component processing facility and a nearby bunkered compound have been built in the mid-2000s. (DigitalGlobe)

Egypt appears to be expanding its ballistic missile development capabilities. Using satellite imagery analysis, Joseph S Bermudez Jr examines recent enhancements to Egypt's primary missile facility and considers possible implications for its missile programme.

09 February 2010

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Poll position - Raymond Odierno, Commanding General, US Forces - Iraq

General Raymond Odierno warns about Al-Qaeda. (Joanna Wright)

The upcoming elections in Iraq could stabilise the country. General Raymond Odierno tells Joanna Wright why this means that insurgent groups will try to disrupt the parliamentary poll.

05 February 2010

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Yanukovych victory is likely to be challenged

Thousands of supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych gathered to celebrate his victory in the presidential election campaign, 8 February. (PA)

Preliminary results from the 7 February Ukrainian presidential election suggested that Viktor Yanukovych had secured a narrow victory over his rival Yulia Tymoshenko.

08 February 2010

Marriage of convenience - Colombian insurgents agree alliance

A map showing areas of Colombia where the FARC and ELN have clashed or been able to work together. (David Playford/IHS Jane's)

The truce agreed between Colombian left-wing insurgent groups the FARC and the ELN will enable both groups to focus on fighting the security forces. Jane's assesses whether the alliance will last and how it could affect security in the country.

02 February 2010

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Held to ransom - Kidnapping trends in Latin America

Sect in the city - Criminal group seeks to expand in Kenya

Maina Njenga, the leader of Mungiki gang, is greeted by hundreds of people as he leaves a church in Nairobi on 23 October 2009. He has harboured political ambitions beyond his control of the Mungiki. (Press Association)

The Mungiki, a cult-like criminal organisation that has expanded its influence throughout Kenya, is now seeking a role in mainstream politics.

04 February 2010

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Somalia's Shabab aligns with Al-Qaeda

Islamist Shabab fighters conduct a military exercise in northern Mogadishu's Suqaholaha neighbourhood, Somalia, on 1 January. (PA)

Somalia's militant Islamist Shabab group announced after a meeting in Baidoa on 1 February that it was officially aligning itself with Al-Qaeda's global aims.

03 February 2010

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Pakistan launches military offensive in Bajaur

The Bajaur operations involve both Pakistani army and Corps of Frontier Scouts units targeting Taliban militants near the Afghan border (indicated by the yellow line). (IHS Jane's)

Officials in Pakistan's Bajaur acency have reported that 15 Pakistan Taliban militants and one Pakistani soldier were killed in clashes in Wara Mamoon on 31 January.

02 February 2010

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Assessing Ahmadinejad's closed circle

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has surrounded himself with trusted college alumni, former IRGC fighters and relatives. Jane's looks at the advantages and disadvantages of having such a small advisory group

29 January 2010

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Eastern empire - Criminals infiltrate Russia's Far East

People holding Russian and Japanese flags protest against the authorities' plans to raise tariffs on imported used Japanese cars in Vladivostok, on 20 December 2008. According to the Japanese National Police Agency, at its peak in the late 1990s Russian gangs shipped 63,000 stolen cars to Japan in a year. (PA)

Russian organised crime is a transnational force, moving quickly to establish alliances abroad. However, this works both ways and many foreign criminal networks have also moved into Russia

29 January 2010

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