MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian security official met the visiting chief of the Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday, a rare encounter amid tensions between Moscow and Washington. Nikolai Patrushev, the powerful secretary of the Kremlin’s Security Council, met CIA Director William Burns in Moscow to discuss U.S.-Russian

> The two organizations are engaged in a fight to the death in the northeast of the country where Iswap has gained the advantage over the movement formerly led by Abubakar Shekau. > The brutal death of Abubakar Shekau did not end the fighting between rival jihadist groups in Nigeria

> The discussion about a “revolution in intelligence affairs [https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/north-america/2020-08-31/coming-revolution-intelligence-affairs] ”, a term introduced nearly two decades ago [https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR242.html], is recently gaining prominence [https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/04-28-2021/the-revolution-in-intelligence-affairs-technological-drivers] . Many intelligence scholars and former practitioners

> Johannesburg – Israel’s accreditation to the African Union (AU) has split the continental body into a North/South vs. East/West divide that could permanently damage the fragile unity among African nations. > That is what has emerged following a 14-15 October meeting of the executive council attended by

> What you need to know: > This year efforts have been ramped up to see that Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo corporate at least in pacifying the volatile eastern part of the Central African country which has been bedevilled by a viral epidemic and civil war, and

The Jerusalem Post [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/israeli-mossad-delegation-visited-sudan-in-midst-of-military-coup-683757] and The Times of Israel [https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-delegation-said-to-visit-sudan-meeting-with-leaders-involved-in-coup/] report that an Israeli delegation secretly visited the Sudanese capital of Khartoum last week, according to Walla and Sudanese reports. The delegation, which reportedly consisted of Mossad representatives, met with Sudanese

Londoners have been warned to be on alert to the potential threat of a pre-Christmas extremist attack, as Cressida Dick described the murder of Sir David Amess “a chilling reminder” of the continuing terrorist danger. Writing in the Evening Standard [https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/dame-cressida-dick-terror-threat-fishmongers-hall-bravery-b963209.html] , the

The leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement and the head of Egypt’s intelligence service have discussed critical issues concerning Palestine during a meeting in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Daoud Shahab, a spokesman for the movement, said the meeting between Ziyad al-Nakhalah and Abbas Kamel took place on

Leadership biographies of some key figures in the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) aka "ISCAP" aka "Central Africa Wilayah" aka "Wilayat Wasat Ifriqiya" aka " ISIS-DRC," aka "Madina at Tauheed Wau Mujahedeen," among other names. A thread based on best available #OSINT

Shaky cellphone videos captured the scene of a lone terrorist engaged in a shootout with police on the streets of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in late August. Walking in the afternoon sun, the man held an assault rifle in his hands with a second rifle hanging around his neck. He

Since the late 1990s,  the Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) has carried out brutal massacres, kidnappings, and lootings in the area, often in collaboration with other local militias and leaders, and is one of the deadliest armed groups in the Kivus. Given the lack of prominent defections, its strict internal

The Islamic State in the East and Central region has been gradually widening its areas of operations which continues to pose a greater threat. Islamic State Central Africa Republic (ISCAP) which was primarily operational in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado (CD) province and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has launched

ABUJA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Nigeria's army said on Thursday it had killed the new leader of insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in a military operation this month, two weeks after announcing the death of the group's former head Abu Musab al-Barnawi. ISWAP

Study by Henry Isoke [https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:982d71bf-e975-497e-8282-ca8877730ba8] > This study explores how porous borders have exacerbated terrorism in Uganda. Since the last terrorist attack in 2010 by Al Shabaab, Uganda has not experienced a significant terrorist incident. Still, the threat remains

According to Cabo Ligado [https://www.caboligado.com/reports/cabo-ligado-weekly-18-24-october-2021]'s latest sitrep > Insurgents returned to Tanzania last week, their second [https://www.caboligado.com/reports/cabo-ligado-weekly-4-10-october-2021] confirmed incursion in October. On the night of 20 October, insurgents entered [https://zitamar.com/insurgents-attack-village-in-tanzania-across-rovuma-from-nangade/] Kilimahewa, a village in the

In France, the General Directorate of Internal Security of the country prevented an attempted coup d’état. The change of power was planned by ex-deputy of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) party Remy Daye, who was detained in October on suspicion of organizing attacks on vaccination centers. This is reported by

> In 2010 I was 23, and had just moved to London from Manchester, where I had trained as a journalist. I had a dream job – a junior role on a magazine – but it turned out to be quite a miserable place. My manager was open about regretting having hired

> On October 1, Rwandan police announced the arrest of 13 people belonging to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militant group, who were allegedly in possession of ingredients for the fabrication of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in preparation for attacks in Kigali, the country’s capital. > The ADF is

What happened? Last week terrorist groups crossed into Tanzania from northern Mozambique twice and attacked Tanzanian villages, according to a report in Monday’s issue of the independent newssheet “Mediafax”. When exactly? The first attack occurred on 18 October against Sengele village, in Mtwara province, and on the second occasion,

Introduction After major setbacks in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State (ISIS) is attempting a comeback in Africa. Some 6,000 fighters have established nine ISIS cells operating in the Sahel region, the Horn of Africa, central Africa and, most recently, the continent's southeastern Swahili Coast. Insurgents are

Islamic state claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed at least one person in Uganda's capital Kampala on Saturday night, the militant group said in a statement posted in an affiliated Telegram channel late on Sunday. The group said that some of its members detonated an explosive

Analysis by Sky Africa Correspondent John Sparks > The military coup in Sudan began in the early morning hours when soldiers turned up at the homes of members of the country’s transitional cabinet and arrested them. > Amongst those detained include Sudan’s information minister, Hamza Baloul, the Industry

Evarist Chahali [https://twitter.com/chahali], Intelligence Analyst. What happened? One person has been killed and three others injured in a suspected terrorist bombing in Uganda's capital, Kampala. Police say three suspected bombers disguised themselves as customers and planted explosives in a plastic bag. When? The blast went

KABUL — As the Islamic State-Khorasan is ramping up attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan is using a network of informal channels to feed intelligence and technical support to the Taliban to combat the threat [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/10/15/afghanistan-kandahar-mosque-explosion/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2] , according to two Taliban

> #Mozambique [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mozambique?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] During the night of 20/21 Oct, insurgents attacked Kilimahewa in Tanzania. The village is between Michenjele and Mihambwe. Hostages were freed following security force response. pic.twitter.com/498azcEFto [https://t.co/498azcEFto] — Jasmine Opperman