Algeria’s army has arrested eight people planning to join Islamist militants in the neighboring Sahel region, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.
Islamic State claims rare attack in Algeria
The Islamic State claims that its men killed eight Algerian soldiers during a counterterrorism raid in Tamanrasset, which is located in the southern part of the country. However, as of yet, no independent reporting confirms
ISIS militants in Libya pledge allegiance to new leader
ISIS Libya pledged Friday allegiance to the new leader of the terrorist group Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashemi Al-Qurashi after the killing of the ringleader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.
U.S. Drone Strikes Stymie ISIS in Southern Libya
Several recent military airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in southern Libya have seriously disrupted the terrorist group’s efforts to reorganize and carry out strikes there.
Le Premier ministre tunisien Youssef Chahed en Algérie pour renforcer des relations « historiques »
Le Premier ministre tunisien Youssef Chahed a été reçu jeudi à Alger par le président par intérim Abdelkader Bensalah, à qui il a remis une lettre du chef de l’État tunisien Kaïs Saïed en vue
Terrorist Cell Linked to ISIS Leaders Uncovered in Tunisia
Tunisian National Guard units uncovered a four-member terrorist cell that has pledged allegiance to ISIS. They said defendants were in contact with elements who joined extremist organizations in hotbeds outside Tunisia.
Libya ordered arrest of alleged trafficker who attended Italy migration talks
The UN-backed government in Libya has said it ordered the arrest of a man described as one of the world’s most notorious human traffickers who was this month revealed to have attended meetings between Italian
Frontline clashes ebb and flow as Libya’s war hits impasse
On the outskirts of Tripoli, days of silence are broken by bursts of heavy artillery fire. Fighters camped out for weeks in abandoned houses watch for movement on enemy lines. A drone buzzes overhead and
Italy to renew anti-migration deal with Libya
Italy is to renew its deal with the UN-backed government in Libya under which the Libyan coastguard stops migrant boats at sea and sends their passengers back to the north African country, where aid agencies
US AFRICOM says it eliminated 25% of ISIS militants in Libya
US Africa Command Director of Public Affairs Colonel Chris Karns said four airstrikes this year had killed 25% of the ISIS terrorists remaining in Libya, “where ISIS forces had been gathering in camps and recruiting