Des groupes armés, lassés d’un conflit fratricide sans issue, ont pris la décision courageuse de déposer leurs armes et équipements auprès des forces armées maliennes (FAMa). Cette initiative salutaire, qui s’est déroulée à Aguelhoc dans
The Somali National Army Versus al-Shabaab: A Net Assessment
Abstact: An important question for the future of Somalia is if the African Union withdraws the remainder of its forces from the country by December 31, 2024, would the Somali National Army (SNA) or al-Shabaab
Assessing the Houthi War Effort Since October 2023
Abstract: The Houthis have used the Gaza crisis to vault into the front ranks of the Iran-led “Axis of Resistance,” arguably as the only axis partner to truly globalize the conflict through their anti-shipping attacks
What Is the Extent of Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis?
A year into the civil war in Sudan, more than eight million people have been displaced, exacerbating an already devastating humanitarian crisis. Sudan has been engulfed in civil war since fighting erupted on April 15,
Threat of ‘large-scale massacre’ in Sudan’s Darfur is imminent, US official says
A senior U.S. official warned Monday that more than 2 million people in El Fasher, in Sudan’s North Darfur region, are under imminent threat of a “large-scale massacre” from a paramilitary group’s attack and urged
Boko Haram Factional Violence Worries Islamic State – Analysis
In its quest to expand beyond North East Nigeria, JAS–ISWAP clashes aren’t in the global terror group’s interests. In October 2023, Boko Haram’s JAS faction (Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad) launched major offensives against the group’s
Au BURKINA FASA: Des VDP foudroient des terroristes qui s’activaient pour passer à l’action aux encablures de Balave
Au BURKINA FASA: Des VDP foudroient des terroristes qui s’activaient pour passer à l’action aux encablures de Balave Une dizaine de terroristes qui s’apprêtaient à passer à l’action dans les environs de Balave ont été
U.S. Troops Preparing to Withdraw from Niger in Major Blow to Counterterrorism Efforts in the Sahel
The United States will withdraw 1,000 troops from Niger in a major blow to U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel, a vast semiarid region of western and north-central Africa where jihadist groups linked to al-Qaeda
JIHADIST MILITANCY IN THE SAHEL: STATE OF THE ART AND PROSPECTIVE SCENARIOS
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As another UN envoy resigns, what next for Libya’s frozen conflict?
Amid a sharp international shift in attention towards active wars in Ukraine and Gaza, frozen conflicts in the Middle East have become overshadowed. In Libya, one of the places most affected by the Arab Spring,