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Briefing Room 21.02.26

Name: Briefing Room 21.02.26
Uploaded: 2026-02-21T17:20:30.000Z
Duration: 1098 s
Channel: Simon Whistler
Description: Defections to Islamic State are testing JNIM's grip on its ranks even as it mounts unprecedented attacks in Burkina Faso. Plus: Turkey blesses SDF integration, and Petro claims he escaped assassination.

Defections to Islamic State are testing JNIM's grip on its ranks even as it mounts unprecedented attacks in Burkina Faso. Plus: Turkey blesses SDF integration, and Petro claims he escaped assassination.

Simon Whistler • February 21, 2026

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