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Bennie Thompson: “Despite organizational setbacks and loss of physical territory, foreign terrorist organizations like ISIS and al-Qaeda…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
Despite organizational setbacks and loss of physical territory, foreign terrorist organizations like ISIS and al-Qaeda remain capable and committed.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson highlights the ongoing threat of ISIS and al-Qaeda despite territorial losses.

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