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title: "Briefing Room: Inside China's New Overseas Base. And More."
description: "Beijing's second overseas base is taking shape in Laos, ISWAP's purges have cost it a thousand fighters, and Islamic State is testing Iraq's defences days after the US withdrawal."
url: https://fronts.co/videos/briefing-room-inside-chinas-new-overseas-base-and-more.md
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datePublished: 2026-10-09T18:30:08.000Z
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  - name: Simon Whistler
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Beijing's second overseas base is taking shape in Laos, ISWAP's purges have cost it a thousand fighters, and Islamic State is testing Iraq's defences days after the US withdrawal.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/briefing-room-inside-chinas-new-overseas-base-and-more/.
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