ISIS remains deadliest terror group in 2024, expanding operations worldwide
According to the Global Peace Index report, ISIS and its affiliated groups were the deadliest terrorist organization in 2024, taking responsibility for killing over 1,800...
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International Community Must Draw the Houthis’ Teeth
Every member of this Council – and especially those with direct channels to Iran – should press Iran’s leaders to stop arming, funding, and training...
Somalia says army, allied militias repelled Al-Shabaab attacks, killed more than 130
Somalia said on Thursday that its army and allied clan militias have fought off coordinated raids on villages by Al-Shabaab armed group in the country’s...
Afripol Announces 37 Arrests In East African Terrorism Sweep
In a sweeping operation that covered multiple East African countries, Afripol recently announced the arrest of 37 terrorism suspects and the destruction of weapons, including...
Somali Army and Local Forces Conduct Operation, 11 Al-Shabaab Members Killed
The Somali National Army (SNA) and local forces have jointly carried out an operation in the rural areas of Jowle, located at the boundary between...
New airstrikes in Somalia’s Puntland kill more than 30 Daesh fighters
More than thirty fighters from the Somalia-based Daesh/ISIS terror group were killed Wednesday in new airstrikes in the northern Puntland province of Bari, according to...
Somali security forces kill more than 60 ISIS fighters in Puntland state
Security forces in Somalia’s northeastern semiautonomous state of Puntland said Tuesday that they killed more than 60 ISIS (Daesh) terrorists. Gen. Mohamoud Fadhigo, spokesperson for...
Authorities in Somalia warn against financing terrorism
Somalia's government Saturday sent stern warnings to businesses and individuals that pay extortion money to al-Shabab, saying the full force of the law would be...
Suspected Al Shabaab militants abduct five officials in northern Kenya
Suspected Al Shabaab militants have kidnapped at least five chiefs in Mandera County, Northern Kenya, police said. Mandera South Sub-County Police Commander Julius Njeru on...
Five chiefs abducted by al Shabaab in Mandera
At least five chiefs were Monday missing after they were ambushed and kidnapped by suspected terrorists in Elwak, Mandera County. Police and witnesses said the...
Advice for reporting on terrorism in Africa
Five countries in Africa — Burkina Faso, Mali, Somalia, Nigeria and Niger — sit among the top 10 in the Institute for Economics and Peace’s...
Global Terrorism
Despite shifting U.S. security priorities, such as the growing military and economic challenges posed by Russia and China, terrorism remains a top concern. The Global...