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September 6, 2018
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November 20, 2018
November 14, 2020
Summary: Gradually, entire concept of security, nature of violence and conflict has totally been altered. Technological advances have separately elevated concerns about deadly autonomous-weapons and cyber-attacks […]
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October 25, 2020
Summary: Some Islamic scholars have demonstrated a predilection to dismissing Ibn Taymiyyah as insane, mentally unstable, or incompetent. This tendency, although understandable, is an immature way […]
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August 9, 2020
Summary: Is it ideology, politics, poverty, early childhood trauma, loss of personal identity, or social inequality that drives some individuals to leave their lives and to […]
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July 23, 2020
Summary: Africa is faced with diverse security challenges that are more complex to regional and national security strategy. International cooperation remains the major solution in order […]
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June 22, 2020
Summary: Libya is the most insecure nation in North Africa with increasing jihadist movements due to its porous land, maritime borders, and internal wrangling due to […]
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June 18, 2020
Summary: Actions taken by the US-led coalition against ISIS in recent months have led to a reduction in the territory in which ISIS are operating in, […]
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June 14, 2020
Summery: This article consists of two halves; in first half I have carried out descriptive analysis while in second half I tried to go with diagnostic […]
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March 23, 2020
I recently received a WhatsApp (March 21, 2020) to the Counter Terrorism experts here at the Islamic Theology of Counter Terrorism (ITCT) sent by its founder […]
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January 15, 2020
Abstract-Human security is now than ever threatened by sovereignty free actors. There has been a paradigm shifting international security. From embassy attacks to airplanes, strategic state […]
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October 27, 2019
The attempted systemisation of the process of radicalisation has undergone a significant paradigm shift. The study of the pathway to radicalisation – with reference to the […]
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September 29, 2019
Abstract~ Education is a fundamental human right, which must be respected by all. The 19th century jihad focused on education and religious values within the Sokoto […]
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August 24, 2019
Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has been an important trade and migration point for centuries. Egypt, which has an important place both in the history of the Jews […]
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June 16, 2019
Islam is a religion of peace; though there exist different cultures within. Implementing actions against violent extremism or jihadist tendencies demurs a formidable security challenge, due […]
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March 23, 2019
Summary: It certainly is a compelling task that which seeks to understand the development of two of the most powerful and influencing Islamist organization of the […]
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February 15, 2019
The term ‘terrorism’ has become a cliché now. Everywhere around the globe, preventing, eradicating, and fighting terrorism is a country’s top priority. In many countries, […]
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February 10, 2019
We see quite often that people cannot differentiate between a civilian and combatant, therefore they mix the concept about who is actually civilian and who is […]
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December 24, 2018
A terrorist beheads someone to instill fear, to show that they are powerful and to coerce governments and the general population. They coerce governments to […]
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December 3, 2018
When is a person “from the Islamic State?” It seems to be a really simple question, right? But I believe the media and law enforcement gets […]
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November 28, 2018
“Woman blows herself up” has become the sine qua non title of choice for introducing a news article on female suicide bombing. Its perverse “short hand” […]
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November 15, 2018
On 09 November 2018, al Shabaab claimed credit for three explosions in the KM4 area in Mogadishu, Somalia outside three main buildings: Hotel Hayaat, […]
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November 10, 2018
The use of mercenaries and private military contractors (PMC’s) to provide operational support and fight in combat in conflicts worldwide has expanded tremendously since […]
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November 6, 2018
An indispensable book in the toolbox of the national security or policy professional is Professor Farid el Khazen’s, The Breakdown of the State in […]
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November 2, 2018
History has witnessed that we humans tend to create, (more precisely) process problems and then spend years to solve them. Unfortunately, once the problem is identified, […]
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October 13, 2018
On 11 October 2018, an article published at Shahada News gave way to speculations that al Shabaab has officially associated the group with the current violence […]
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October 6, 2018
Summary: The latest wave of political Islamic terrorism that wrapped the world with the blood of innocents starts from 20th century to onward actually is an […]
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October 3, 2018
On Saturday, September 22, 2018, the same day that the world focused on the tragedy of the Ahvaz military parade attack carried out by […]
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September 26, 2018
The act of rebellion against the democratically elected regimes in Islamic or non-Islamic countries is a core principle of political Islam, which is not associated with […]
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September 18, 2018
Letter to Baghdadi is an open letter to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria as a theological refutation of the practices of Islamic State […]
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September 18, 2018
Hawala system (also known as ‘Hundi’ system in places like Pakistan, حِوالة in Arabic, as ‘xawala’ or ‘xawilaad’ in Somali, and as ‘underground banking’ in the banking sector) […]
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Reports on Africa
August 3, 2019
Summery: The evolution of the ‘Islamic State’ from an integrated to a fragmented group is now close to becoming an irreversible process. Senior figures of internal […]
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April 6, 2019
Abstract: The focus of this paper is to examine religious threats in relation to terrorism and jihadist tendencies. Islam as one of the prevailing religions in […]
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January 27, 2019
Executive Summary Prevention measures include many initiatives and one of most vital initiatives is to use indicators of radicalization and identify early any vulnerable, effected and going […]
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January 16, 2019
Executive Summary By investigating the factors that contribute to and the risks posed by the series of armed insurgent attacks by Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Jamo (ASWJ), also […]
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January 1, 2019
SUMMARY The word Jihad, which has become very infamous in the world media these days, has a completely different perspective on Islam. The word Jihad is […]
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October 9, 2018
Terrorism is itself a crime and it should be dealt with as a crime, however in some countries it has been dealt with differently. For example, […]
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September 29, 2018
Introduction The recent spate of bomb scares in Durban, KwaZulu Natal had the media, public, and security establishment astir. In a statement to parliament, the investigative […]
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September 21, 2018
Summary: There exist many excellent articles that describe the U.S. Department of Treasury sanctions and designations of global terrorists related to Iran and their Lebanese proxy Hezbollah. […]
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News on Africa
November 17, 2020
The Trump administration is preparing to designate Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi insurgents a terrorist organization before leaving office in January, fueling fears the move will disrupt international […]
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July 12, 2020
While the coronavirus has put the international community in the crosshairs of a crisis like no other since the founding of the United Nations 75 years ago, António […]
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June 16, 2020
France announced earlier this month that its armed forces had killed Abdelmalek Droukdel, the emir of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) during a June 3 military […]
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May 25, 2020
In the past month, since the start of Ramadan, Islamic State (also known as ISIS) has claimed responsibility for more than 260 attacks across Iraq, allegedly […]
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May 15, 2020
Facebook Inc on Tuesday reported a sharp increase in the number of posts it removed for promoting violence and hate speech across its apps, which it […]
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April 11, 2020
Telegram, the cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service, has deleted and banned hundreds and hundreds of accounts, channels and numbers in the latest purge […]
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April 11, 2020
The President of Chad, Idriss Deby on Friday announced that his country was no longer going to take part in any anti-terrorism operations outside its territories. […]
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March 18, 2020
After years of urging its terrorists to attack major European cities, Islamic State is now advising them to steer clear due to the coronavirus. New IS al-Naba newsletter contains […]
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February 12, 2020
Palestinian Child Soldier Week seeks to raise awareness about the use of child soldiers in conflicts
A campaign to raise awareness about child soldiers used by militant groups in conflicts aims to highlight the plight of Palestinian children who are used by […]
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January 30, 2020
Islamic State spokesman Abu Hamza al-Qurashi stated in a speech published by the terror group’s media arm Al-Furqan on Monday that ISIS was “declaring war” on […]
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January 30, 2020
U.S. defense officials believe they have unmasked the Islamic State terror group’s current leader, until now known by his nom de guerre, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. […]
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January 20, 2020
The Guardian has revealed the profile of the new Islamic State leader (emir) Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi, who was announced by IS last year. The Guardian […]
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January 5, 2020
A U.S. service member and two Department of Defense contractors died Sunday following an attack from al-Shabab militants in Manda Bay, Kenya, according to U.S. Africa […]
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November 7, 2019
Unidentified assailants attacked a convoy transporting workers of Canadian gold producer Semafo Inc. in Burkina Faso, killing at least 37 people, the government said. Five buses transporting employees, […]
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November 6, 2019
The sister of former Islamic State group (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been captured in northern Syria, Turkish officials say. The 65-year-old, named as Rasmiya […]
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November 6, 2019
Tunisian National Guard units uncovered a four-member terrorist cell that has pledged allegiance to ISIS. They said defendants were in contact with elements who joined extremist […]
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November 3, 2019
A French soldier was killed on Saturday in Mali after his armoured vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, the French Presidency said in a statement. […]
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October 31, 2019
ISIS announced the name of its new leader as well as a new spokesman Thursday after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a American-led raid in […]
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October 26, 2019
Seven Moroccans suspected of planning “large-scale terrorist acts” in the name of the Islamic State group (IS) were arrested on Friday, a police spokesman said. The […]
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October 24, 2019
Short-form video platform TikTok has removed two-dozen accounts for posting propaganda for the Islamic State, Georgia Wells at The Wall Street Journal reported. Videos featuring ISIS fighters with […]
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August 29, 2019
U.S. Africa Command is concerned that Libya’s eight-year civil war could bolster terrorist groups harbored in the country and foster a breeding ground for violent extremist […]
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July 18, 2019
Three Islamic State supporters have been sentenced to death over the murder of two young Scandinavian women in Morocco, the lawyer for one of the victim’s family […]
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June 19, 2019
Kenya: A Tanzanian is among three terror suspects found guilty Wednesday of facilitating a 2015 terror attack that left 148 people, many of them students dead […]
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June 6, 2019
Egypt: At least eight Egyptian police officers were killed in a militant attack on security checkpoints in the northern Sinai peninsula, the Egyptian interior ministry said […]
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April 29, 2019
Islamic State’s (IS) chief Abu Bakr Baghdadi made his first video appearance in almost five years on Monday, vowing to continue the battle against the U.S. […]
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April 26, 2019
On 25th April 2019, the following image of “Soldiers of the Caliphate in Mozambique” recirculated on Telegram with an attached message: “The soldiers of the Caliphate […]
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April 15, 2019
Washington: On Monday, U.S. confirmed that it has killed the deputy leader of the terrorist group Islamic State in a drone strike carried out in Bari […]
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March 29, 2019
Burkina Faso: A Canadian man kidnapped in Burkina Faso has been found dead. Kirk Woodman was an employee of a B.C.-based mining company. The Islamic State […]
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February 13, 2019
Morocco: Moroccan authorities on Tuesday announced the arrest in Salé, near the capital Rabat, of three French nationals, including one of Algerian origin, for their “alleged involvement […]
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February 13, 2019
Kenya: Undercover operatives have been deployed to selected hotels, malls and public institutions as the the Kenyan government strengthens its counter-terrorism measures, Kenyan media reported on Wednesday. National […]
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February 4, 2019
Somalia: On 04 February 2019, al-Shabaab carried out a huge blast via an IED-packed vehicle in the area of Hamarweye district in Mogadishu at a shopping Mall, […]
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January 30, 2019
On 29th Jan, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a new worldwide threat assessment that highlights the presence of various militant groups in […]
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January 21, 2019
Mali: An Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 10 United Nations peacekeepers in the north of the country on Sunday. […]
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January 15, 2019
Kenya: Terrorist group al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the Tuesday’s attack in Nairobi, Kenya that targeted a hotel complex. Multiple law enforcement agencies including an anti-terror […]
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January 12, 2019
Egypt: A bomb attack against a church in east Cairo was averted thanks to the prompt action of a Muslim cleric, Imam Saad Askar who called the police. When […]
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January 12, 2019
Egypt: Egypt has arrested two German nationals on suspicion they tried to join an Islamic State group affiliate and deported one of them, Egyptian security sources said […]
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January 9, 2019
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: The need to use modernized religious rhetoric to combat extremism was addressed during a seminar at the 33rd Janadriyah cultural festival in Saudi […]
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December 27, 2018
Tunisia: Tunisia’s National Unit of Investigation for Terrorist Affairs and Organized Crime arrested three “dangerous terrorists” in Sfax in southeastern Tunisia, Tunisian Interior Ministry said on Wednesday […]
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December 26, 2018
Nigeria: Boko Haram jihadists ambushed a military convoy in northeastern Nigeria, killing 13 soldiers and a policeman, the army said Wednesday. But an officer, speaking on condition […]
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December 23, 2018
Morocco: Moroccan authorities said three fugitive suspects were arrested on Thursday over the grisly murder of two Scandinavian hikers, as investigators follow a link to Islamic […]
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December 17, 2018
Somalia: On Monday, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) announce that it has killed a total of 62 al-Shabaab militants in two precision airstrikes carried out on Saturday […]
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December 5, 2018
Somalia: Somali special commandos along with US forces launched an attack on al-Shabaab base in Awdhegle town, near the Somali capital Mogadishu, it was revealed on Wednesday. […]
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December 5, 2018
According to the 2018 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) deaths from terrorism fell for the third consecutive year, after peaking in 2014. The annual Global Terrorism Index, […]
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December 3, 2018
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued global travel advice for various countries with regards to terror attacks for this holiday season. Australia The FCO […]
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November 30, 2018
Libya: On Thursday, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) carried out targeted airstrikes against a convoy of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Ifalalen and Taineghen north of […]
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November 25, 2018
Nigeria: Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) has captured Kanguro village from Nigerian army in Borno state, Nigeria, near Lake Chad. Islamic State also later released a […]
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November 22, 2018
A report released on Tuesday by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Malian Association for Human Rights (AMDH) citing testimonies from civilians and local leaders said that Mali […]
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November 22, 2018
Niger: Eight people were killed on Thursday in an attack by armed men on French drilling company Foraco’s water well site in southeastern Niger, Reuters reported. Seven […]
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November 22, 2018
Since 2015, the Middle East and North Africa – MENA – has been the least peaceful region in the world. Youth in the region were once […]
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November 22, 2018
USA: According to the Washington think tank Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), there are as many as 230,000 Salafi jihadist fighters in nearly 70 […]
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November 20, 2018
Kenya: The government of the United States of America gave 12 Bastion Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to improve border surveillance, […]
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November 16, 2018
On Sunday 11th November, ITCT launched a new feature called the Threat Meter, designed to keep the public and professionals updated about the latest terrorism trends […]
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November 11, 2018
On 11th November 2018, Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin / Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) released a video warning about the deteriorating […]
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November 9, 2018
On Friday Islamic State released issue no. 155 of its weekly al-Naba magazine. In the issue, IS claims 100 attacks over the past week in different […]
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November 6, 2018
Pakistan: Pakistani Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul said Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi saved his country from terrorism and extremism. In an interview with […]
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November 2, 2018
Egypt: At least seven Coptic Christians were reported dead and fourteen others wounded when unidentified assailants opened fire on a Coptic bus near El-Adwa village near Minya […]
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October 29, 2018
Tunisia: A female suicide bomber has blown herself up in the centre of Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, according to state radio. The explosion took place on the […]
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October 19, 2018
On Thursday the U.S. Department of State announced rewards for key leaders of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). According to U.S. State Dept. announcement: The […]
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October 16, 2018
Somalia: The U.S. military on Tuesday announced its deadliest airstrike against the al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia in nearly a year, killing about 60 fighters. The U.S. […]
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October 12, 2018
On Thursday, Islamic State linked Media group al-Abd al-Faqir Media released issue no. 1 of a new magazine titled “Youth of the Caliphate”. The magazine consists […]
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October 12, 2018
Islamic State released al-Naba magazine issue no. 151 in the wee hours on Friday. For full copy of al-Naba no. 151, send an email at […]
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October 10, 2018
Lake Chad: On Wednesday, Islamic State fighters carried out an attack against a Nigerian Army base in Kangaru Town, near Lake Chad, claiming to have killed and […]
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October 10, 2018
Somalia: Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed alias Mohammed Baby, a Somali-British jihadist who fled from London in 2013 has been reportedly killed in Somalia by an al-Shabaab firing squad […]
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October 7, 2018
Tunisia: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed 3rd October sophisticated ambush targeting Tunisian Army near Jabel Chambi, Kasserine Governorate, in a double IED attack. The […]
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October 7, 2018
Somalia: On Sunday al-Shabaab released a new photo report showing its leaders, including spokesman Ali Dheere, distributing Zakat in US dollars in the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. […]
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October 5, 2018
Chad: On Friday, Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) claimed shelling Chadian Army HQ near Lake Chad, Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria, and released a photo report showing […]
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October 4, 2018
Burkina Faso: A Burkina Faso Defense and Security Forces vehicle was struck by an IED explosion near Gayeri near the border with Niger on Thursday, killing at […]
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October 2, 2018
Somalia: On Tuesday the US military said it had killed nine suspected al-Shabaab militants in an air strike in southern Somalia this week during a battle […]
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September 28, 2018
On Friday Al-Qaeda affiliated Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) announced new forthcoming video showing its fighters in Mali. The trailer of the forthcoming video was […]
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September 28, 2018
Cameroon: At least six people have been killed in a twin suicide bombing attack on Friday morning in Mora in the far North of Cameroon by two […]
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September 28, 2018
Ethiopia: Prosecutors in Ethiopia have charged five suspects with terrorism over an attempt to kill Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a grenade attack at a rally […]
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September 28, 2018
Islamic State released new issue of its weekly al-Naba magazine on Friday. The Al-Naba issue # 149 carries photos of the five attackers Islamic State says […]
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September 27, 2018
Sinai: Egyptian Army is training and arming Bedouins to fight against the Islamic State in Sinai, according to media reports. The Times of Israel reports: In […]
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September 24, 2018
Somalia: On 23rd September 2018, Islamic State in Somalia released the following photo report. ITCT Associate Jasmine Opperman says, “Increased claims by the Islamic State in […]
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September 24, 2018
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi stressed on Thursday the need to continue implementing security plans and strategies that depend on preemptive strikes against terrorism and […]
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September 22, 2018
Mogadishu: In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in self-defense, targeting al-Shabaab militants 50 kilometers northwest of Kismayo, Lower Juba […]
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September 21, 2018
Mozambique: On 20th September 2018, suspected Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Jamo/Ansar al Sunna (Shabaab) fighters executed its deadliest attack on the village of Pequeu in the Macomia district of […]
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September 21, 2018
Senegal: The Council of Scholars of Ahl al-Bayt inaugurated a new mosque named Masjid al-Fatima al-Zahraa Mosque and a new Khomeinist religious studies center named the Institute […]
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September 21, 2018
On Friday, the global Jihadist group Islamic State released latest edition of weekly Al-Naba magazine, issue no. 148. Unusually, there’s very little coverage of Wilāyat […]
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September 19, 2018
Washington: Iran remains the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, the Trump administration said Wednesday in an annual report that also highlighted another drop in terrorist attacks […]
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September 19, 2018
Mogadishu: The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for assassinating a Somali customs official at the Bakaara Market in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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September 18, 2018
Burkina Faso: A video circulated on pro-Al-Qaeda channels on Telegram announces the establishment of a new Al-Qaeda branch in the West African country of Burkina Faso. […]
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September 17, 2018
Abuja: US experts from the College of International Security Affairs, National Defence University, Washington, trained Nigerian military officers at the National Defence College (NDC), Abuja, on […]
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September 15, 2018
Afghan Taliban has released new issue for the month of September of the monthly Nawa-e-Afghan Jihad magazine. It consists of a total of 132 pages. Some […]
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September 15, 2018
A new report by Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, a British non-profit set up by former British PM Tony Blair, has revealed that 121 groups […]
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September 15, 2018
14th September 2018: Islamic State released issue # 147 of its weekly al-Naba magazine. As usual, the new issue contains the infographic from the latest episode […]
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September 14, 2018
14th September 2018: The leader of the Boko Haram faction loyal to the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Mamman Nur has been reportedly killed by […]
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September 12, 2018
10th September 2018: Armed men attacked the HQ of Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) in Tripoli in a suicide raid, engaging guards in a deadly gun battle. […]
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