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The article examines how increased multilateral exercises involving Western militaries and those from developing countries in Asia and Africa have helped respond to security threats like terrorism. It states that increased multilateral counterterrorism exercises reflects the attempt of western militaries to respond security threats such as the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. The weaknesses of these multilateral counterterrorism exercises are also stated.

The article focuses on the effort of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) to re-establish territorial control in the country and the impact of the resurgence on stability in the country and neighboring Syria. It notes that the involvement of AQI in the seizure and occupations of Ramadi and Falluja in Anbar province had alarmed the international community and highlighted the success of AQI in reconstituting itself.

The article discusses the move of Boko Haram militants to widen the campaign against civilians. It talks about the series of high-profile mass-casualty attacks by yhe suspected militants against schools and civilians in northeast Nigeria. It also tackles the claim of the government that security is being restored in region.

The article examines the attack by the Somali jihadist group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen on the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya which began on September 21, 2013 and ended on September 24, 2013. The implications of the association of jihadist group with the terrorist group Al-Qaeda is explored. It is noted that although Al-Shabaab has become a formal member of Al-Qaeda, there is no evidence that the assault marks a strategic shift towards international operations.

The article examines a deadly Ramadan offensive by the Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen militant group. Several high-profile operations launched by Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen against government and security force targets in Somalia during its Ramadan offensive is mentioned. It states that Al-Shabaab militants invaded an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base, precipitating a wider AMISOM withdrawal from bases in the south.