This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from January 8 to January 14, 2022. Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from January 8 to January 14, 2022. This update

Mozambique military forces say they have captured a terrorist leader, a Tanzanian citizen, in Nangade district in the northern Cabo Delgado province. The 39-year-old leader, known as Ali, was captured alongside six other Islamic State group-linked insurgents, military officials say. He is said to have been one of the militant

On March 23, 2019, Salem al-Jaburi found himself, along with a dwindling group of other Islamic State (ISIS) fighters, under siege in a small cave overlooking the last of their fortresses by the Euphrates River in Baghouz, in eastern Syria. He turned himself in soon after. The Syrian Democratic Forces

The Rwanda government spokesperson, Yolande Makolo has said while efforts to repair the relationship between Kigali and Kampala are welcome, Uganda must do more beyond sending special messages. Her comment came hours after Adonia Ayebare, Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the UN delivered to President Paul Kagame a special message

NAIROBI, Kenya - On Saturday, Kenya marked two anniversaries of deadly attacks that left hundreds of civilians and security forces dead, is what caught the country unprepared and perhaps which triggered complex security operations within and along her borders. The first anniversary was the sixth year after the deadly El-Adde

Here's What You Need to Remember: Alpha Group survived the collapse of the Soviet Union and currently operates under the auspices of the FSB [https://nationalinterest.org/tag/fsb], the successor to the KGB [https://nationalinterest.org/tag/kgb]. Yet its confrontation with Hezbollah during the hostage crisis

Counter Terrorism Policing Kenya (Twitter handle @CTP_Kenya) is a multi-agency forum for spearheading fight against terrorism through multifaceted approach. The forum brings together Kenyan State security apparatus, civil society, members of the public and other institutions to create the much required synergy in the war on terrorism. The platform

* The SADC has warned that insurgents are regrouping for more coordinated attacks. * Professor Adriano Nuvunga has called for regional body to use dialogue and integrate locals as actors, not victims. * Piers Pigou from the Crisis Group says the SADC and Rwanda should coordinate, otherwise there's a long way

Kenya security agencies updated the list of 8 wanted Al-Shabaab terrorist operatives believed to have been dispatched to the country to commit acts of terror. According to the authorities, the operatives are high trained, armed and dangerous and have been deployed to undisclosed locations in Kenya to lead attacks against

The Taliban recently announced [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/afghanistan-suicide-bombers-given-key-role-in-new-taliban-army-8rglv020t] it will establish a battalion of suicide attackers as part of the national army of Afghanistan. These “martyrdom brigades” will be “under the control of the ministry of defence and will be used for special operations,” according to Taliban

A man is believed to have been arrested at Mwanza International Airport, in northwestern Tanzania, on 24 December on suspicion of involvement in terrorism. The 37-year-old man was undergoing a standard security check for an evening flight to Dar es Salaam. According to a detailed report and photographs circulating in

MI5 has issued a rare warning that an alleged Chinese agent has infiltrated Parliament to interfere in UK politics. An alert from the security service said Christine Ching Kui Lee "established links" for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with current and aspiring MPs. She then gave donations to

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Main events of the past week * This week, the relatively low level of ISIS activity in the various provinces continued. ISIS carried out noteworthy attacks in Mozambique and Nigeria. * Syria: There was a significant decrease in ISIS activity, which continued to target the Syrian army in the desert region and

> It is often-times said that Things Fall Apart. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37781.Things_Fall_Apart] In this case, especially so when referring to the 1959 book written by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe as a subtle metaphor for Africa’s fragile post-colonial governance. Chaos also features strongly

Allied forces from the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) and the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) military contingent are struggling to contain insurgent attacks and stabilise security in Cabo Delgado province’s northern districts bordering Tanzania. Mozambican troops and SAMIM soldiers from Lesotho Defence Force (LDF)

> Amade Muhamed Daude was born in #Tanzania [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tanzania?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], he came to Mozambique when he was 16 years old. In Macomia and later in Mocimboa da Praia. He was recruited by terrorists in 2016 and was taken to #Congo

The Al-Shabaab Threat to Kenya and US Regional Security Posture [https://substack.com/profile/33286507-scott-morgan]Scott Morgan [https://substack.com/profile/33286507-scott-morgan]5 hr ago2 [javascript:void(0)] [https://www.militantwire.com/p/the-al-shabaab-threat-to-kenya-and/comments] [javascript:void(0)]The Horn of Africa is a region in chaos. Much attention is

[Translated from Danish] > It is unparalleled in history at home, and even in an international context, it is extremely spectacular: the head of the intelligence service has been arrested and has been in custody for a month. Lars Findsen, head of the Defense Intelligence Service (FE), has been in

> Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims—JNIM) is a coalition of Salafi-jihadist insurgent groups operating in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. Formed in 2017, JNIM has expanded its operating territory across West Africa while waging a sustained campaign of violence

IN A SIGN OF WIDENING disagreements within the government of Kazakhstan, the once supremely powerful head of the country’s internal intelligence agency has been fired. He was subsequently arrested by his own agency for alleged treasonable acts. Karim Masimov (or Massimov) served twice as prime minister of Kazakhstan under

JANUARY 8, 2021| If you believe the first week of January is for easing into the new year, the past few days have been a rude awakening. Start with Sudan, where theJanuary 2 resignation [https://mail.atlanticcouncil.org/ol/h0tRdczIdlhd6BEjssujGvm6yniVKsj69vEwUaa2g4Iuy0d6P6GCaxW62JVcD5U7YbTORwYZF80xhh9WR7DTeYlEp_BLClO7Sy_fg6nbZ4xCePpw08wn6qGhhTRV_oXUxgiBWQJfFiUqZw6YarQTkTC6YsVwCFTQqj3ELZMxnXVOw_s,/jE1Sd8PIK1lNoVdlsbPWNb760TTUdpmmr7V-Cvjz3Mw31QZxYOuAOk3gj8AeEpclKOiKDQMeB5liyR9MVfOAeIFO6bhZDky9Wyn-

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Executive Summary The Al-Qaeda associated militant group, Harakat al Shabaab al Mujahideen (HSM) commonly known as Al-Shabaab persistently continues to wage attacks both in Somalia and in neighboring Kenya. The militant group notably continue to primarily target military positions (convoys, patrol units and FOBs), government officials besides civilian targets. The