Boko Haram terrorists attack army camp in Niger killing eight soldiers
Eight soldiers are dead and three others are missing in northeastern Niger following an attack by Boko Haram on an army camp, the country’s defense...
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Al-Qaeda and Islamic State terrorists are cooperating in Africa
The only place in the world where fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are cooperating is in West Africa’s sprawling Sahel region,...
The terrorism threat in West Africa soars as the U.S. weighs troop cuts
The Pentagon and the State Department are sending mixed messages about reducing America’s presence in a region bloodied by terrorist violence. The Trump administration is...
British authorities sanctioned the African Islamic State-affiliate groups
The UK on Monday moved to add the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS) & Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) to terrorist designation...
The Islamic State and al-Qaeda joined forces in West Africa
Groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, at war with each other in the Middle East, are working together to take control of territory...
The Islamic State remains an undefeated threat
Pentagon and the United Nations both estimate that the group still has as many as 30,000 active insurgents in the region. Thousands more IS-aligned fighters...
Terrorism is costing the global economy $34 billion a year
The world’s expensive slide into violence and unrest continued last year, with conflict, terrorism and political instability costing the global economy $13.6tn (£9.3tn), according to...