TRAC Analyst Michael Quinones continues to follow activities in Nigeria. On 15 January, after tracking their ‘missing females’ to an ISWA base camp, Boko Haram stormed the ISWA camp on pickup trucks in Sunnawa village
Jihadists in central Mali pledge allegiance to new Islamic State leader
A short video uploaded online appears to show a cadre of jihadists in Mali’s central Segou Region pledging allegiance to Abu Ibrahim al Hashimi al Qurayshi, the newly appointed leader of the Islamic State.
Algeria captures man planning suicide attack: defense ministry
Algeria’s army has captured a man planning a suicide attack targeting peaceful anti-government protest marches in the capital, the defense ministry said on Thursday.
Suspected Islamist militants kill at least 30 in Congo – local officials
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 30 people overnight in attacks on villages in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials and civil society leaders said on Wednesday.
Weapons used in Nigeria killings also used by Al Qaeda in Mali — Report
A study by a London-based research group has revealed that arms used in the farmers/herders conflict in North-west Nigeria come from the same source as those used by the terror group, Al Qaeda, in Mali
Sahel: la France renforce la force Barkhane qui passe de 4 500 à 5 100 soldats
La France va déployer 600 soldats supplémentaires au Sahel. Florence Parly, ministre des Armées en a fait l’annonce ce dimanche 2 février. La force Barkhane va progressivement monter en puissance pour lutter plus efficacement contre
Africa: Punching Back against Al-Shabaab
An attack this month on a Kenyan military base, which killed one American service member and two U.S. Department of Defense contractors, before being repelled by Kenyan and American forces, comes as the Pentagon is
Turkey pledges to prevent Libya from becoming ‘playground’ of terrorists
Turkey will continue to side with the Libyan people to prevent the conflict-ravaged country from becoming a playground for terrorist groups and warlords, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday in Algeria, the first stop of
Libya’s Haftar Makes Push in Western Libya
Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar sought on Sunday to open a new front by moving forces towards the city of Misrata, which is allied to the country’s internationally recognised government, officials and residents said.
US remains ‘committed’ to preventing ISIS resurgence in Iraq
The US says it remains committed to supporting Iraq against an ISIS resurgence, despite escalating tensions with Iran.