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Daily on Defense: Russia gains ground, Biden meets big four, Zelensky doubts Trump, Sweden joins NATO, no one to blame for Austin’s blunder

Daily on Defense: Gates says tide turning in Ukraine, Biden calls Putin a ‘crazy SOB,’ Trump says he means his NATO threat

Exclusive: The Wagner Groups self-serving agenda in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is leading to more civilian deaths, the Counter Extremism Project said. And Islamist terrorists are using the increase in civilian deaths to bolster their own ranks.

There have been many crucial victories against the so-called ISIS caliphatein 2019, including defeat in its final swath of Syrian territory in March and the killing of its shadowy leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seven months later. However, the resilience of the Islamic terrorist group means not only has it not dissipated completely, but it is likely to remain a forceful threat into 2020. Despite the still frequent terrorist attacks ripping through the once ISIS-controlled pockets of northeastern�...