Three prominent jihadists dominate Sahel after death of Al-Qaeda leader
Three leaders have been left dominating the jihadist insurgency in the Sahel, following the death of a top al Qaeda commander in the West African...
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The Islamic State’s ideological campaign against al-Qaeda
On April 29, the Islamic State’s “province” (wilayah) in Yemen released a lengthy video that is intended to undermine al-Qaeda’s ideological legitimacy within the jihadists’...
Islamic State and Al-Qaeda terrorist groups menace Africa
Colonel Alain Bayle, erstwhile French military attaché in London, with whom I shared a few confidences, intimated recently that it was whispered within the corridors...
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in North Africa after Al-Ashmawi
North Africa has been an arena for rivalry between the Islamic State group (IS) and its affiliates and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and...
Where has the Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri been hiding for 18 years?
Nestled alongside ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi in the deepest ranks of the depraved, Al Qaeda’s chief Ayman Al Zawahiri is one of the...
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) leader gunned down in Libya
A leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), referred to as Abu Talha Al-Libi, was gunned down in an assault on his compound on...
Terrorism threatens to destabilize Burkina Faso and its neighbors
A series of actions undertaken by terrorists to target the international community have occurred in Burkina Faso over recent weeks, including the kidnapping of two...
Ten police officers killed in ambush in Burkina Faso near the Mali border
Security minister announces increase in police and army patrols in Toeni near Mali border after deadly attack. Ten police officers were killed and three wounded...
Two UN peacekeepers killed by a mine in central Mali
Two UN peacekeepers died and several were wounded on Friday in central Mali after their vehicle hit a mine, the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)...
Four terrorists from pro-ISIS cell killed in Tunisia
The Tunisian army and security forces have killed four terrorists and wounded three others in a joint operation. The Tunisian ministry of defense affirmed that...
US-led coalition: More than 10 000 jihadists in Africa
Africa is home to more than 10 000 jihadists from the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Morocco's foreign minister told a...
Tunisia police bust cell that has pledged allegiance to ISIS terrorist group
Specialized anti-terrorism police units have dismantled a takfiri cell of five (17 to 21-year-olds), the Tunisian ministry of interior announced Monday. A ministry st