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In the wake of recent political freedom in Tunisia, the country has "sent more foreign fighters than any other country to Iraq and Syria to join the extremist group that calls itself the Islamic State." Elections and security in the western city of Kasserine are imperiled by the growth of jihadist groups in the area. The International Crisis Group issued a briefing noting increased cooperation between terrorist groups and crime cartels along Tunisia's borders with Algeria and Libya.