ISLAMIC STATE THREAT TO THE WEST AND NEW CAMPAIGN TARGETING SPORTING EVENTS

KN, Capitalizing on momentum and global media coverage of the large-scale attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall music venue in March, Islamic State (IS), particularly the organization’s Afghanistan-Pakistan branch, IS-Khorasan…

GAS PIPELINE BLAST THAT CAUSED BLACKOUTS IN SYRIA WAS ‘ALMOST CERTAINLY A STRIKE BY ISIS’-US ENVOY

Stramed, The recent explosion at a pipeline outside Damascus was likely an attack by Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL), US envoy for Syrian affairs James Jeffrey has said. The blast triggered…

RECENT SANCTIONS AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE: SYMBOLIC OR SUBSTANTIVE?

Stramed, In mid-July with much fanfare, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it had jointly designated four entities and two individuals, all linked to the so-called Islamic State,…

FRANCE RECONSIDERS FORCE POSTURE IN THE SAHEL AMID SURGING VIOLENCE

Photo: ISGS, source: War On The Rocks Stramed, Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS) is now seen by France and Sahelian countries as the greatest security threat in West Africa.…

AL-SHABAAB IS RESURGING IN SOMALIA

Photo: Al Shabaab, source: Nusantara TV Stramed,  Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group in Somalia, is resurging again and demonstrating its ability to launch attacks with impunity. In late December 2019,…