China Could Be Facing Its Own 9/11. And More

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China faces a growing global terror threat, Syria reels from deadly Druze clashes, and the African Sahel descends further into insurgent chaos—this week’s Situation Room breaks it all down. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly! Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. 📩 Subscribe now: https://subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWeekly Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 00:54 China Facing Transnational Terror Threats 13:32 Interlude 14:59 Attack on Syrian Druze Raises Fears of Repeat 27:06 Is Canada Finally Starting to Take Defense Spending Seriously? 36:02 Chaos Across the Sahel References: https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/04/its-chinas-turn-face-transnational-terrorism-threats/404689/ https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/global-terrorism-index/#/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35188137 https://www.brookings.edu/articles/is-china-prepared-for-global-terrorism/ https://media.defense.gov/2024/Dec/18/2003615520/-1/-1/0/MILITARY-AND-SECURITY-DEVELOPMENTS-INVOLVING-THE-PEOPLES-REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA-2024.PDF\ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/mass-casualty-attacks-china-put-focus-mental-health-economy-slows-2024-11-19/ https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2024-december-12/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03619-9 https://www.csis.org/analysis/global-terrorism-threat-assessment-2025 https://warontherocks.com/2021/01/the-islamic-state-stopped-talking-about-uighurs/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/china-and-the-rising-terrorist-threats-in-africa-time-for-u-s-china-cooperation/ https://www.start.umd.edu/data-tools/GTD https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2019/02/the-little-known-security-gaps-in-chinas-belt-and-road.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016328720301348 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/more-than-dozen-killed-sectarian-clashes-near-syrian-capital-2025-04-29/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-it-carried-out-warning-strike-extremists-syria-preparing-attack-2025-04-30/ https://www.barrons.com/news/syrian-authorities-strike-deal-with-druze-leaders-after-clashes-druze-source-4a040ff3?refsec=topics_afp-news https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/middleeast/syria-clashes-damascus-druse.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/world/middleeast/syria-sectarian-fighting-druse.html https://www.dw.com/en/israel-strikes-syria-extremist-group-threatening-druze-pm/a-72397983 https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/middleeast/syria-condemns-israeli-strikes-intl-latam/index.html https://www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-weekly-april-22-29-2025?open=false#%C2%A7security-developments https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/five-indians-kidnapped-attack-niger-2025-04-30/ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-44-killed-niger-jihadist-attack-authorities-say-2025-03-22/ https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gunmen-kill-20-people-mining-town-northwestern-nigeria-121165478 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/nigeria-gunmen-kill-dozens-thousands-displaced-plateau-state-rcna199958 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/islamist-fighters-attack-two-nigerian-military-bases-security-sources-say-2025-03-26/ https://www.dw.com/en/niger-islamic-state-kills-dozens-in-mosque-attack/a-72007019 https://apnews.com/article/burkina-faso-violence-fulani-massacre-7ccdd4b30d4f77ea2a86ebd9a68bb0b6 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kxxg5jy0ro https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/al-qaeda-affiliate-says-it-killed-70-soldiers-benin-site-reports-2025-04-20/ https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/africa-file-april-24-2025-jnim%E2%80%99s-growing-pressure-benin-turkey-somalia-salafi-jihadi https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clywl4nz2zjo https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/surge-attacks-signals-jihadist-comeback-nigerias-northeast-2025-04-29/ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/blast-kills-least-26-people-nigerias-northeast-residents-say-2025-04-28/ https://gnet-research.org/2025/04/29/malis-environmental-crisis-the-link-between-climate-change-and-jnims-rapid-expansion/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/russia-vows-military-backing-sahel-juntas-joint-force-2025-04-04/