Islamic State Strike in Yemen May Reflect Change in Tactics
On August 29th, 2016 a car bomb killed 71 people including 54 pro-government militia and injured more than 90 in...
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Five Killed in Al Shabaab Attack on Police Headquarters
Five people have been killed and 20 wounded outside of Somalia’s Criminal Investigation Department headquarters in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu when...
Mali and Morocco Continue to Crack Down on Islamist Insurgencies
Northern and Western African states are continuing to crack down on jihadist activities. Morocco arrested 52 men over an alleged...
Al-Shabaab Bombs Armed Guards Near Mogadishu Airport
United Nations and African Union facilities were struck by two suicide bombers on the morning of Tuesday, July 26th in...
Syrian Army Takes Control of Aleppo Road as Fighting Continues
The Syrian Army has taken major strides towards cutting off the roads in and out of rebel-held Aleppo. The Castello...
Al-Shabaab Bombs Second Mogadishu Hotel During Ramadan
On Saturday, June 25th, al-Shabab terrorists stormed the Mogadishu-based Nasa Hablod hotel after a suicide bomber detonated a vehicular IED...
Jordanian Intelligence Officers Killed in Terror Attack
Five Jordanians were killed in what the state called a "terror attack" on Monday June 6th. The attack occurred around 7:00...
U.S. Permits al-Qaeda Linked Syrian Rebel to Enter Country
According to a McClatchy report on May 21st, 2016, the United States government permitted Labib al Nahhas, a foreign affairs...
Afghanistan Offers Amnesty to Jihadist Group Hezb-i-Islami
Afghanistan initiated a draft peace agreement with long-time foe Hezb-I-Islami on May 18th around noon. Mohammad Khan, a deputy to...
Spain’s Chaotic Election Overshadows Recent Revelations About Islamic State Threat
Last December Spain held its national elections and four months later, a fractured and divided parliament has still proven unable...
Islamic State and al-Shabaab On Collision Course Over Somalia
The Islamic State (IS) claimed its first terrorist attack on Monday using an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to destroy an...
Jahba East Africa Jihadists Encroaching Upon al-Shabaab
On Thursday, April 7, 2016, Jahba East Africa officially pledged an allegiance to Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,...
Don’t Get Complacent on Guantanamo
Last week, President Obama formally submitted his plan to Congress for closing down detention/interrogation operations at Guantanamo Bay. It’s a...
Massive Military Exercise May Point to a Saudi Intervention in Syria
This week the Saudi government is drawing from 20 nations to launch the largest ever military exercise in the region,...
Bangladesh’s Growing Jihadist Movement at Home and Abroad
Between November 16, 2015 to December 1, 2015, Singapore authorities arrested 27 Bangladeshi Jihadist supporters. Singapore police were able to...
Obama Administration Releases More Gitmo Detainees Including Hardened Jihadists
Obama Administration Releases More Gitmo Detainees including Hardened Jihadists In the past week Obama administration has released eleven prisoners, dropping...