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Interestingly, some individuals caught or intercepted during investigations may reveal that they attended al-Qaeda training camps or had ties to terrorist organizations without knowing exactly what they were preparing to target. This "planted" ignorance could be a deliberate tactic to maintain operational security and reduce the risk of infiltration or detection.
Implications for Counterterrorism
These developments pose significant challenges for security agencies worldwide. The shift toward pre-training and urban warfare preparation, combined with the decentralized command structure, requires intelligence agencies to adapt their surveillance and preventive measures.