Recruitment of children into terrorist groups
ACCORDING to the United Nations, despite global consensus against sending children into battle, there are 300,000 children under the age of 18 (both male and...
Terrorism
US sanctions ISIS leaders and Mexico-based human trafficking organisation
Last week the US Department of State designated 2 ISIS leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists for the abduction and enslavement of Yezidi women and...
Calls to outlaw Iran’s IRGC proliferate in West
Growing numbers of Western nations are joining calls to ban Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which trains its terrorist proxies and carries out attacks around...
West Bank violence is Iranian proxy war
The spate of terrorist murders on the West Bank are sponsored and inspired by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), according to Israel’s intelligence minister....
Qatar affirms commitment to combating terrorism
Qatar reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to strengthening international cooperation to prevent and combat terrorism and violent extremism through a comprehensive approach, stressing that the international...
Recruitment of children by armed groups in Syria is on the rise
When a 13-year-old Kurdish girl went missing on her way home from a school exam last month, after being approached by a man from an...
Syria, Palestine, Yemen biggest violators of child soldier recruits
The United Nations is sounding the alarm over the rising number of violations against children in Syria, including the recruitment of minors by the country’s...
Terror threats and instability in northern and central Africa
A swath of countries that border the Sahel in northern and central Africa are at increased risk of terror attacks, instability, and civil conflict. This...
Jordan arrests Islamists trying to smuggle weapons to West Bank
Four Jordanians allegedly belonging to Islamist movements were arrested last Thursday in Jordan while trying to smuggle weapons to Palestinians in the West Bank. Arabic-language...
Wagner’s network in Africa faces uncertain future
The failed weekend mutiny in Russia by the Wagner mercenary group is likely to have repercussions for Africa, where it has several thousand fighters based...
34 killed in ambush in Central-North region in Burkina Faso
Unidentified assailants on Monday killed 31 soldiers and three members of the Homeland Defence Volunteers (VDP) in an ambush on a supply convoy in the...
Iran has left bloodstained fingerprints through global terror
The announcement that came out of the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday was brief and dry; the background is anything but that. “Israel commends the...