Violence and Security

Jihadism Growing in Francophone Western Indian Ocean Islands

December 23, 2020

According to The Jamestown Foundation, Islamist radicalization & jihadism are steadily growing within the Francophone islands of Mauritius, Comoros, and Reunion, and, as a result, are leaving the local governments to face increasing security challenges, especially due to their key location along maritime routes.
FL Court Sentences UK Man on National Security Violations

December 21, 2020

A US court handed down a multi-year, federal prison sentence to a UK citizen convicted of violating the US sanctions regime against Iran, after he was caught trying to smuggle industrial energy equipment from Florida to the Islamist regime.
Indictment of Al Shabaab Operative Reveals Plot for Terror Attack in U.S. Soil

December 21, 2020

A New York Federal court indicted a Kenyan member of the Somali based al Qaeda affiliate, al Shabaab, on multiple charges related to his plan to execute a 9/11 style terrorist attack on a major American city.
14 Charged in 2015 Paris Terror Attacks

December 17, 2020

A Paris court has found 14 people guilty of involvement in a series of deadly militant Islamist attacks including the January 2015 attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine, a policewoman and a Jewish supermarket that left 17 people dead.
Boko Haram Claims Credit for Hundreds of Kidnapped School Boys in Nigeria

December 16, 2020

The Guardian Reports that the Nigerian Government is under pressure to better protect its citizens as attacks and kidnappings abound in the country, including the most recent kidnapping of hundreds of school boys supposedly by the Islamist group Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for the attack.
NGO's Report Repression of Christians Under Turkish Regime

December 15, 2020

Data analyzed by non-governmental organizations working on religious freedom in Turkey report that Christian communities are subjected to systematic violations of human rights, including discrimination and persecution by the Islamo-nationalist regime.
Islamist Terrorism Remains Threat for Incoming US Administration

December 15, 2020

The Miami Herald examines how the center of gravity for Islamist radicalism and terrorism has shifted from the Mideast epicenter to a globalized, localized phenomenon with bases in Africa, Asia, and Europe, presenting a complex security threat to the incoming US administration.
France 24: Islamist Threat Level Severe in Spain

December 15, 2020

Security experts in Spain emphasize that, contrary to public perception, the threat level for jihadist violence in the Mediterranean state remains severe, given expanding networks of Islamist propaganda and radicalization in Europe and the exponential expansion of jihadist activities in the African Sahel.
Jihadists Kill with Impunity in Face of Nigerian State’s Failure

December 15, 2020

The New York Times reports that the recent massacre of 70 farmers in northeast Nigeria by Boko Haram resulting from military withdrawals to protect larger garrison towns highlights the jihadist group’s ability to operate with impunity and expand Islamist militant control across West Africa.
Iran's IRGC Warns of Retaliation for Assassination of Nuclear Scientist

December 11, 2020

The Jerusalem Post reports that the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement with a direct warning of retaliatory action against the country's "sworn enemies", deemed responsible for the recent target assassination of the Islamist regime's head nuclear scientist.