Violence and Security

News.Com.AU: Australian Court Hearing Reveals IS Prison Networks

December 07, 2020

An Australian court hearing to rule on the release of the head of the country's largest IS branch, which had plotted the bombing of a major casino and sports stadium, has heard evidence revealing active, internationalized communications networks linking terrorists imprisoned in Austrialia with IS jihadist cells in the field in the Mideast.
IS Militants Attack in Philippines

December 07, 2020

The Asia Times reports that Islamist militants in the IS-affiliated Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) staged a major attack on a town in the Maguindanao reigon of the Philippines, a stark reminder of the ongoing presence of Islamist radicalism.
UK Intel Expert Warns IS Planning Christmas Jihad Attacks in Europe

December 07, 2020

A former MI-6 deep-cover al-Qaeda undercover operative has warned European security experts that European states should be on high alert in the face of IS plans to perpetrate terrorist hits during the Christmas season.
Turkey Expands Islamist Footprint with Weaponized Drone Technology

December 02, 2020

Turkey is deploying domestically produced weaponized drone technology to support the country’s Islamist expansionist foreign policy, integrating armed drones into the country’s broader military engagements supporting militant Islamism from Europe to the Arabian Gulf.
Boko Haram Slaughters 100-Plus Civilians in Latest Jihadist Episode in Nigeria

December 02, 2020

The Guardian reports that more than 100 civilians, mainly migrant farmers, in northeast Nigeria were violently murdered in a massacre attributed to the jihadist group Boko Haram, which, along with Islamist extremist rival ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province), continue to escalate attacks in the oil-rich African state.
Jihadist Groups Coordinate Attacks on Three Military Sites in Northern Mali

December 01, 2020

In a tactical move that underscores the durability of jihadist operations across multiple countries in the African Sahel region, Islamist militant groups operating in Mali carried out simultaneous, coordinated attacks against three military encampments of French and UN multinational counter-terrorism and peacekeeping forces.
NATO-Member Turkey Collaborates with Sunni Salafist

November 30, 2020

NATO-member Turkey's Islamist regime has developed extensive cooperative ties across economic and security sectors with a Sunni Salafist group that supports sharia law in Turkey and that has been responsible for multiple domestic terror attacks that include joint operations with al-Qaeda cells.
Al-Qaeda in North Africa Double Down With New Leaders who are Wanted by U.S.

November 25, 2020

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has doubled down on its commitment to jihad on the African Continent by naming a US-wanted international terrorist as the new AQIM leader to replace their head who was killed by France's anti-jihadist military forces in Africa.
Iraq Braces for More Islamist Violence in Unstable Security Environment

November 25, 2020

In the face of the impending U.S. troop withdrawal and one year anniversary of the U.S. targeted assassination of Iranian General Soleimani, rocket attacks are escalating in Baghdad's Green Zone by Iranian Backed Shiite Militia.
Israeli-American Hit Reminds of Cooperation Between Al-Qaeda & Iran

November 24, 2020

A joint US-Israeli operation culminated in the assassination of al-Qaeda's (AQ) second in command in his safe haven of Iran, reminding of the strong financial and ideological ties between AQ's Sunni Islamist terror group and Iran's Shiite Islamist revolutionary regime, which facilitated AQ's high-casuality attacks on US targets in Kenya and Tanzania and 9/11 assault on the United States.