Maldivian government publicizes terror watchlist

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The Maldivian government has publicized its official terror watchlist which contains the names of 17 terrorist organizations including Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda. The watchlist was publicized by the President’s Office this Thursday. The watchlist, required under the counter-terrorism act enacted during former Maldivian president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s tenure, had previously been maintained as a secret document by the MNDF and