Violence and Security

Islamists Continue Destabilization with Latest Mali Attacks

March 08, 2021

Reuters reports that Islamist militants continue to destabilize West Africa and have been linked to the drive-by murder of nine civilians in a central Mali town, where the mayor linked the attack as a continuation of a recent assault on a government military outpost.
Florida Man Arrested for Terrorism

March 02, 2021

A Florida man has been indicted by a US federal grand jury on terrorism charges for providing material support to IS, after the man traveled from America to Turkey as a pathway into Syria to fight with caliphate militants.
China Provokes Jihadist Reactions

March 02, 2021

According to smallwarsjournal.com, international jihadist actors are beginning to take action against China for its repression of its Uighur Muslim population and for Chinese interventionism by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with Turkic and Pakistani Islamist militant groups, along with al-Qaeda and Islamic State franchise, targeting Chinese targets across the globe.
Hezbollah’s Future in Failed Lebanese State

March 02, 2021

According to Lawfare, the failure of the Lebanese state has left Hezbollah with opportunities to grow due to the patronage of Syria and Iran despite the challenges it may face with the EU and U.S.’s financial and diplomatic support to Lebanon’s leaders.
Nine Women Arrested as Potential Islamist Suicide Terrorists

March 01, 2021

Nine women associated with the Philippines Islamist extremist group Abu Sayyaf have been arrested by state security forces on suspicion of their plans to execute suicide bombings as part of Abu Sayaf's ongoing campaign to promote an independent sharia state in part of the Southeast Asian island nation.
Turkeys Maps Underscore Geopolitics of Islamist Expansionism

February 22, 2021

A well-known media and construction conglomerate connected to Turkey's Islamist government has circulated maps outlining Turkey’s geopolitical sphere of influence extending from the Caucasus into Europe and North Africa.
BBC: Pandemic Helps IS Resurgence in NE Syria

February 15, 2021

IS militants, who reconstituted their forces underground, are making gains towards the goal of recapturing control in northeast Syria, expanding practices of beheadings, kidnaps for ransom, and suicide bombings, following the ejection of Syrian government and Kurdish resistance forces as well as local police’s focus on pandemic security priorities.
Experts Brief UN Security Council on Potential Islamist Attacks in COVID Context

February 15, 2021

ABC News reports that a a panel of security experts briefed the UN Security Council on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the threat of violent Islamism, with empirical evidence showing how redirection of law enforcement resources towards pandemic management actually created permissive conditions for Islamist extremism in already existing conflict zones.
Italy’s Counter-Terrorism Prevention Against Islamist Extremism

February 15, 2021

Globalriskinsights.com reports that in order to combat Jihadism in Italy, security forces are retooling approaches that were once used to combat mafia corruption and leftist ideological terrorism.
Turkey Rounds Up Islamist Terrorists Under US & UN Pressure

February 10, 2021

Following a recent US Treasury and UN report that identified Turkey as a global hub for Jihadist funding, transit, and operations including IS, al-Qaeda and the Taliban, Turkey's police forces have have rounded up over 150 suspects connected to Islamist terror groups.