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SAUDI ARABIA PAKISTAN Issue dated 11/02/2015

ISI and GIP in jihadist tangle

Recent operations against jihadist groups by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) are having an impact on Saudia's own operations against Iran. [...] (147 words)

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ISI wants to unite Taliban against IS

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