Seifallah Ben Hassine, commonly known as Abu Iyadh al-Tunisi—one of North Africa’s most influential jihadi ideologues—is confirmed to have been …
Continue reading “Exclusive: End of the run for Tunisian Ansar al-Sharia founder Abu Iyadh al-Tunisi”
In an article by Task and Purpose, previously undisclosed information revealed that two U.S. members of the Marine Special Operations Command (MSOC), …
Continue reading “Tunisia: Joint operation between Tunisian and U.S. forces targeted AQIM militants in Kasserine – “Battle of Mount Semmama””
In the evening of July 25, an unknown aircraft conducted an airstrike that struck a vehicle in front of a …
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Timely, two days ahead of Mali’s presidential elections, the emir of Jama’ah Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), Iyad Ag Ghaly made …
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In a previously unpublished “proof of life” video named “Appeal of the detainees”, dated October 1, 2017 by Al-Zallaqa, the …
Continue reading “Mali: Malian soldiers held in captivity by JNIM appeal for their release”
Leading figures gathered for the announcement of the merger into Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wal-Muslimin (screen capture from the video released …
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On Thursday April 13, 2017, a pro-AQIM account on telegram and a pro-ISIS account on twitter respectively reported that a …
Continue reading “Burkina Faso: Ansaroul Islam pledging allegiance to the Islamic State? Maybe or maybe not..”
“Mastermind” of Grand-Bassam shootings On January 11, RFI reported that one of the commanders who directed the Grand-Bassam attack in …
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From targeted killings to complex attack – The Irchad network Recent months have seen a significant increase in incidents of …
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