While the terror group established a large, secretive external operations wing bent on attacking the West, it has also cultivated a backup strategy of enabling and inspiring attacks by individuals.

虽然这个恐怖组织建立了一个庞大的、秘密的外部行动部门，致力于攻击西方，但它也形成了一种支持和鼓励个人发动袭击的后备战略。

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There were several simultaneous attacks by the rebels.

反叛者同时发动了几起攻击。

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Systems attacks by external forces.

外部力量发动的系统攻击。

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But recently there's been an increase of retaliatory attacks by people on the other side, including a slightly mysterious group called the Invisible Commandos who've been operating against Gbagbo."

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He believes that a virgin like the Lady is secure or safe from the violent attacks imagined by his younger brother.

他认为像那位女士那样的处女，在他弟弟想象的,暴力袭击中是很安全的。

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That such attacks on the greatest achievements of the west should be made by Western intellectuals is perfectly in keeping with the Western tradition.

这些对于西方灿烂文明的抨击,应该是来自西方学者们的,这与西方的传统相一致

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Police say attacks by multiple perpetrators have increased by 20% in recent years in London alone.

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The U.S. military and Iraq back al-Sadr's commitment to stop attacks by his followers.

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It says western tourists have been victims of vicious unprovoked attacks by gangs in Koh Phangan.

BBC: Stephen Ashton