SEOUL (Dec 20): South Korea's state intelligence agency on Monday (Dec 20) warned of possible terrorist attacks during the upcoming year-end holiday season, stressing that terrorism is increasingly becoming an "actually existing threat" in the country. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said anti-vaccine protests in Europe

[English translation from Portuguese] In recent days, Niassa province has started to experience a new reality, with terrorist attacks, as police and government authorities assured, who attacked a safari vehicle, ambushed members of the police in the district of Mecula, where several people they would later abandon their homes and

The government spends billions of shillings in securing the country and preventing terror attacks from happening. In most of his speeches, President Uhuru Kenyatta has consistently reiterated Kenya’s devotion in fighting violent extremism and safeguarding its citizenry. In his State of the Nation Address [https://www.kenyans.co.ke/

Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 19 Issue: 24 By: Daniele Garofalo [https://jamestown.org/analyst/daniele-garofalo/] December 16, 2021 In analyzing the media of the Islamic State (IS), it is possible to observe numerous trends and compare “provinces” by observing photographs and videos, including choice of clothing, equipment, or weapons. A

The Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament has confirmed Dokani Ngwira as the new Director General (DG) of National Intelligence Services (NIS). President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera appointed [https://www.nyasatimes.com/pastor-dokani-ngwira-appointed-new-malawi-spy-chief/] Ngwira to head NIS in July 2020 subject to confirmation by PAC. RELATED NEWS Pastor Dokani Ngwira appointed

Rwandan President Paul Kagame in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) on Friday, December 17, appointed Col François-Régis Gatarayiha as Deputy Head Defence Intelligence and Director of Technology. Gatarayiha was until September this year the Director General of Immigration and Emigration when he was replaced by

* Killing reportedly took place in the country's gas-rich province Cabo Delgado * Suspected ISIS-linked extremists ordered the pastor's wife to deliver his head * Police said the widow arrived to the local police headquarters last Wednesday * Cabo Delgado province has been rocked by attacks by ISIS-linked militants since

MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE  — With violence by armed groups spreading beyond Mozambique’s northernmost province of Cabo Delgado into neighboring Niassa province, President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday cautioned against panic. That comment followed the president’s assurance, at the opening of a new road Monday in Cabo Delgado’s Balama district, that

Overview:In 2020 the Government of Tanzania (GoT) and the U.S. government engaged in limited CT and CVE cooperation.  Tanzania faces terrorist threats on three of its borders — the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Mozambique.  ISIS-Mozambique poses the greatest threat to Tanzania, having conducted at least two

On December 12, UJASUSI Blog reported [https://ujasusi.online/intelligence-analysis-reported-terrorist-attack-at-kiwengulo-village-mtwara/] about a terrorist attack on a Tanzanian village of Kiwengulo. However, there was no confirmation due to restrictions on access to information [https://www.caboligado.com/reports/cabo-ligado-weekly-25-31-october-2021] put in place by Tanzanian authorities since the conflict began makes it

Wife and mother Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts) has a double life as a CIA operative, hiding her vocation from family and friends. Her husband, Joseph Wilson (Sean Penn), writes a controversial article in The New York Times, refuting stories about the sale of enriched uranium to Iraq, Then Valerie'

In a reshuffle of diplomats announced on Sunday evening, President Museveni appointed a military general as Uganda’s top diplomat to Rwanda. Maj Gen Robert Rusoke, who has been serving as commander of the joint Covid-19 task force, replaces Amb Oliver Wonekha who was transferred to Beijing, China. The appointment

Police statement > The territorial police in Kiboga has registered a serious incident of a double murder of two police officers and the Aggravated robbery of their guns, which occurred on the 16.12.2021, at around 7.30pm, at Nakasozi police post, in Kiboga District. The officers have been

ISCAP dangerously reappears in Mozambique. The pro-ISIS jihadists, following the offensive by the Rwandan troops, fled to Tanzania. Attacks in Cabo Delgado are now resuming. Still aiming for Mocimboa da Praia? ISCAP jihadists return to reappear in northern Mozambique after the Rwanda offensive in Cabo Delgado which forced them to

KAMPALA, Uganda — A growing list of Muslims arrested and killed without trials in Ugandan anti-terrorism security operations, recently including a respected sheikh, has stirred anger and calls for fair prosecution of suspects rather than shootings on site. Sheikh Mohammad Kirevu was shot and killed by Ugandan police outside his home

by Ryan O’Farrell [https://newlinesinstitute.org/people/ryan-ofarrell/] December 14, 2021 Terrain Analysis [https://newlinesinstitute.org/analysis/#terrain-analysis] Neither Local, Nor Transnational, But Both: The Islamic State in Congo The Allied Democratic Forces, a militant group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has become part of the Islamic State,

A body of a Tanzania People's Defence Forces' soldier, who was reportedly killed by Islamist insurgents, has been returned to the East African nation. According to sources, the soldier, Abdallah Idrissa Mahanyu, was one of several people were attacked and killed by the insurgents near the Tanzania-

Five months after foreign soldiers arrived to help Mozambique battle an insurgency in northern Cabo Delgado province, militants have widened their battleground in an evolving conflict, witnesses and analysts say. Having been pushed from some of their traditional turf, insurgent attacks have spilled over into neighbouring Niassa province, as well

Security agencies in Wajir on Monday foiled an attempt by suspected Al-Shabaab militants to abduct Muslim faithful who were saying their morning prayers at a mosque in Khorof Harar Sub-County. A police report said that six armed men, suspected to be members of the terror group, arrived at a Mosque

Three al Shabaab militants were on Saturday killed after a bomb they were setting up went off accidentally at a village in Damasa, Mandera county. Police said the incident happened in Nus Dariq village outside Damasa in Kenya. The militants’ bodies were discovered long after the incident had happened on

Analyst: Evarist Chahali [twitter.com/chahali] What happened? According to World News 2021 Telegram channel [https://t.me/WORLDNEWS20211/2015] , > A local source confirmed that an attack attributed to IS militants (ISCAP) targeted the village of Kiwengulo in Nanyamba district (in Tanzania) on Friday 10/12/2021. It led

The government in Saudi Arabia has banned Tablighi Jamaat, a Sunni Islamic organisation, in the country and also called it “one of the gates of terrorism". The government has directed the preachers in the mosques to allocate the next Friday sermon to warn people against Tablighi Jamaat. Taking to

On Nov. 4, 1979, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran, taking 66 American hostages. Amid the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge with the Canadian ambassador. Knowing that it's just a matter of time before the refugees are found and likely

> Since Yesterday, houses are being attacked and burned in #Lichengue [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lichengue?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], Administrative Post of Nhati . The population is taking refuge in the offices of REN (Special Reserve of #Niassa [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Niassa?src=hash&ref_

Main events of the past week * This week there was an increase in the volume of ISIS’s activity around the world. ISIS carried out noteworthy attacks in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Sinai Peninsula and Nigeria. * Afghanistan: ISIS continued its attacks, mainly against the Taliban forces. * Syria: ISIS carried out noteworthy