IS media (ISCAP) confirmed news that we had previously mentioned in the Mueda region. In more details, they talked about a large and simultaneous attack that targeted the Mozambican army and the African Alliance in a number of villages, including Msimbua, Nambungali, Chichi, Chitope and N'naida. It led

Uhuru Kenyatta directs institutions to 'heighten vigilance, surveillance due to unfolding security situation in region'. Kenya’s president on Friday ordered officials to ramp up security measures in the country owing to deteriorating conditions in the region. In a meeting of Kenya’s National Security Council, President Uhuru

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - An army general and three soldiers were killed Saturday in a terror attack on a remote town in Nigeria, according to an official. Spokesman for the Nigerian Army Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu said in a statement that Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a Boko Haram splinter

The Islamic State Central African Province (ISCAP) took credit for the killings of 7 Mozambican soldiers following a clash at Mueda, Cabo Delgado. Leading expert on terrorism and extremist, Jasmine Opperman [twitter.com/jasminechic00] tweeted photo of the ISCAP claim yesterday. > Mozambique ISCAP claim to credit refers to 7

Mozambique on Thursday launched a special force of elite soldiers and police to combat an Islamist uprising that has threatened the country’s lucrative natural gas projects. The announcement came as President Filipe Nyusi appointed new ministers of defense and interior, signaling a further toughening of the government’s crackdown

Main events of the past week * Afghanistan: Afghanistan continues to be the main focus of ISIS’s activities. The most prominent event was its attack on a Taliban camp in the Muhmand Dara region in the Nangarhar Province. Taliban operatives also reported that ISIS operatives had surrendered to them, although

MAPUTO — The President of Mozambique [https://www.voaportugues.com/mocambique] appointed Major General Cristóvão Chume Defense Minister, replacing Jaime Neto, who was exonerated yesterday [https://www.voaportugues.com/a/filipe-nyusi-exonera-ministro-da-defesa-jaime-neto/6307789.html] , Arsénia Felicidade Félix Massingue, Interior Minister, a portfolio occupied until two days ago by Amade Miquidade [https://www.

> By Scott Morgan > One interesting trend observed during the Global War on Terror is how jihadist organizations often adopt and use similar tactics to those employed by other groups that are active in the cause. The Swiss organization Jihad Analytics has conducted research that yielded some notable results.

Forty five-year-old Sani Shuwaram has been appointed leader (Wali) by members of the Shura (Judicial) Council of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). He was installed in Lake Chad. He was sworn in by Alkali (Judge) Bukar Arge in Kurnawa, in a brief ceremony held in a remote camp

A Taliban commander with links to al-Qaeda, who was notorious for kidnapping foreign journalists and directing suicide attacks in the Afghan capital has been made governor of Kabul province. Qari Baryal was appointed at the weekend at the Taliban regime announced 44 roles such as provincial governors and police chiefs

The massive hydroelectric Nile dam being built by Ethiopia is an “existential” issue that could affect millions of Egyptians, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Wednesday. Egypt is deeply alarmed that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or Gerd, would reduce its share of Nile water significantly, severely disrupting its

> Fake Fight: The Quiet Jihadist Takeover of Somalia by Matt Bryden, Tuesday, November 9, 2021 > 2021 > On 26 October 2021, I was convicted of espionage by a Somali court and sentenced to five years in prison. The court also ruled that Sahan Research, a thinktank I co-founded

The spokesman for the Joint Southern African Military Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) has said that terrorism in Cabo Delgado was “multifaceted” and warned of the danger of it spreading throughout the south of the continent. “Terrorism in northern Mozambique can spread to the entire southern region if it is not

KIGALI, Nov. 9, 2021-- Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has denied allegations that it involved itself in supporting the activities of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel attacks on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's northeastern border region with Uganda, RDF said in a statement on Tuesday.

The capacity of national forces in Lake Chad Basin to deny the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) access to motorised vehicles and weapon systems could have an impact on the group's lethality and terror campaign. Murtala Abdullahi [https://humanglemedia.com/author/murtala/] November 6, 20210 ISWAP gun

> Was Houdini a Spy? > The world’s most famous magician, Harry Houdini, was known as a celebrity conjurer, a practitioner of escape magic, and a master illusionist. He’s had an enduring legacy on the magical arts since his untimely demise on Halloween Day, 1926. That’s why

Israeli Foreign Intelligence agency Mossad has repotedly thwarted multiple attacks by Iran on Israeli tourists and businesspeople in at least three African countries. According to the report, aired on Sunday night on local TV station Channel 12, the targets were Israelis visiting Tanzania, Senegal and Ghana. Five suspects, all with

A Russian diplomat linked to the Federal Security Service (FSB) was found dead outside Russia’s Embassy in Berlin after apparently falling from an upper-floor window, Germany’s Der Spiegel news website reported [https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/berlin-russischer-diplomat-tot-vor-botschaft-gefunden-a-6af4d6ba-6cbf-4923-9200-608094b8700c?d=1636109189&sara_ecid=app_upd_xDl6zCyJhGEY9I3axx5s5LM6z4xunp&sara_

Deceased ex- Zambia Security and Intelligence Services (ZSIS) Director General Samuel Nkhoma, who died of COVID-19 in August last year, is said [https://www.facebook.com/Zambianparadise/posts/mystery-sorrounds-op-director-generals-death-as-camps-emerge-over-who-takes-over/1237618439920982/] to have told former President Edgar Lungu in numerous presidential security daily briefs that his chances of winning the 2021

Analysis by Evarist Chahali [twiiter.com/chahali], intelligence analyst. This paper, a work in progress,  examines relations between the Tanzania Intelligence and Security Services (TISS), ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), the opposition and the public, and how they impact the spy agency's readiness of dealing with existing

What happened? A suspected terrorist has been killed by Uganda’s counter terrorism forces. He has been identified as Adam Matovu alias Manihajji, 36, a resident of Ttula zone, Kawempe 1 ward, Kawempe Division, Kampala. How did it happen? Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said that Matovu was gunned down by

Rwanda and Tanzanian ministers of foreign affairs on Thursday, October 28, signed an MoU on Defence Cooperation at the end of the Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) meeting held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania this week. Rwanda's envoy in Tanzania, Maj Gen Charles Karamba, told The New Times that

Tanzanian security forces deny insurgent attacks in the Mtwara region, near the border with Mozambique. DW Africa sources, however, express great concern about what is happening on the ground. Brigadier General Marco Gaguti said this Wednesday (27.10.21) that there is no news of attacks allegedly carried out by

When Afghan Taliban took over Kabul in mid August this year, everyone was skeptical they would be able to consolidate power and do what they could not last time they were in power: take control of Panjshir Valley – the home of the late Afghan Jihad commander Ahmad Shah Massoud. Surprisingly,

President Hakainde Hichilema has with immediate effect terminated the contracts of Zambia Security Intelligence Service (ZSIS) Director General, Hector Sikazwe and his deputy Edith Mwenya. President Hichilema has relieved the two of their duties pursuant to Articles 92(1), 92(2) (f) and 270 of the Constitution of Zambia. Special