On February 19, 2020, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, the former governor of Yobe State, introduced legislation to create the National Agency for Deradicalization, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration of Repentant Insurgents. Gaidam represents Yobe state, which borders Borno
Houthi Court Orders Execution of 17 Govt. Military Leaders, Including Yemen VP
A Houthi-run court in Sanaa issued 17 execution orders against legitimate government military leaders among which was General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, the vice president of Yemen, and Defense Minister Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi.
JNIM kills dozens in Mali base attack
Over the weekend, al Qaeda’s Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) claimed Thursday’s deadly raid on a Malian army base in the northern town of Tarkint in the Gao region.
Houthis report capture of province bordering Saudi Arabia
Following a recent offensive over the last few weeks in Yemen’s northern al Jawf Governorate, the Houthi insurgency has reported that its forces are in ‘full control’ of the area.
Removing Sudan’s terrorism designation: Proceeding with caution
No aspect of US policy towards Sudan has garnered more scrutiny, from both inside and outside the country, than Sudan’s continued designation on the US State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) list. To many, the listing
Why Is Terrorism Rising in West Africa?
The local al Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates responsible for thousands of deaths in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa in the past year — namely, Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic
Fifty Boko Haram militants killed in Niger
Fifty fighters from Nigeria’s terrorist group Boko Haram were killed in an overnight clash in the south-east of neighbouring Niger, the government said on Monday.
Egypt police say killed 6 militants in northern Sinai
Egyptian police have killed six militants in a shootout in the restive northern Sinai region, the interior ministry said Monday.
Militants kill six soldiers in north Nigeria: security sources
Six Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush by terrorist gunmen in the restive northeast on Sunday, military sources told AFP.
Houthis Storm ‘Nasserist’s Headquarters’ in New Crime Against Yemenis
The Houthi group in Sanaa has committed new crimes on Saturday by storming the headquarters of the Nasserist Unionist People’s Organization and imposing new taxes on residents.