Bangladesh Secularists Continue to be Targeted by Islamists
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, a Bangladeshi, secular blogger, Mohammed Nazim Uddin was murdered by Islamists for blog posts critical...
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U.S. Drone strike May Suggest New Strategy to Combat Terrorism
On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, a U.S. airstrike targeting an Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) training camp reportedly...
Turkey Feeling the Consequences of Aiding Jihadis
On Saturday, March 19, 2016, Istiklal Street, a busy shopping district in Istanbul, Turkey, came under attack after a suicide...
Libyan Military’s Successes in Benghazi Drive Fear into Illegitimate Government
Early yesterday, February 23, 2016, Libyan government forces led by Gen. Khalifa Haftar reclaimed two major sections of Benghazi, Libya’s...
AQAP Continues Their Push Through Weak Opposition in Yemen
Another town in Southern Yemen has fallen under control of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) over the weekend....
Death of Al Shabaab Intel Chief Will Mean Nothing If AU Forces Remain Complacent
Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) reported their airstrike targeting Al Shabaab’s Nadaris camp killed Mahad Mohammed Karatey, the head of Al...
U.S. Targets IS in Libya Despite Ongoing Unity Talks
A U.S. airstrike targeting a major Islamic State (IS) operative, Noureddine Chouchane, may have killed upwards of 40 IS trainees...
Rebel Cause in Syria Fading as Government Forces Move Closer to Aleppo
The Syrian city of Aleppo has been surrounded by Assad government forces. Syria’s largest city has been held by multiple...
Death of Senior Commander Unlikely to Have Effect on AQAP Progress
A U.S. drone strike has reportedly killed Jalal Baleedi, an Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) senior field commander...
Recent Explosion Raises Questions on Al Shabaab Targeting Airlines
On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 a Daallo Airlines commercial plane traveling from Mogadishu to Djibouti was forced to land just...
U.S. Conditions IS Libya Fight on Unity Government
February 2, 2016, Secretary of State John Kerry met with officials from 23 nations in Rome to discuss combating IS....
Yemeni Civil War Provides Perfect Cover For AQAP Expansion
Reuters reports that Al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP) has reclaimed the Yemeni city of Azzan. AQAP reestablished control...
Hotel Attack Shows Defections Having Little Effect on Al Shabaab
This past Thursday, January 21, 2016, the Beach View Hotel in Mogadishu was attacked by al Shabaab, an al Qaeda...
Al Shabaab Continues Assault on AU Forces
Early Friday morning, January 15, 2015, the New York Times reported that Al Shabaab, an Al Qaeda affiliated group, forces...