Twenty-one years after its establishment in 2004, it joined the main Al-Qaeda group in Afghanistan under the moniker “Al-Qaeda in Iraq.” In 2014, due to disagreements between the top Al-Qaeda leadership and the group’s field commanders. [1] After breaking away from Al-Qaeda and establishing itself as a
The countries of Senegal, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, and Eritrea are all part of the huge Sahel area, which stretches 5,600 kilometres from Guinea (Conakry) on the west coast to Sudan on the east coast. This region, home to
ISWAP (Islamic State – West Africa Province) has managed to recruit a significant number of local fighters, especially among the Lukawara tribal militia. These new human resources allow it to be even more offensive. ISWAP has understood that it is important to exist in order
In Mali, the JNIM (Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin), led by Iyad Ag Ghali, who is linked to al-Qaeda, has been besieging the towns of Kayes and Nioro in the Sahel, in the southwest of the country, since September 3.[1] Passengers have been abducted, and the
Introduction The challenges associated with the expansion of jihadism in Africa, and especially towards the Gulf of Guinea countries, are formidable. Extremist Islamic terrorism occurs in a number of countries, including Ghana, Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Guinea-Conakry. In several of these nations, there
Introduction Terrorism is a major and immediate threat to parts of the world in general and Africa in particular, which bears the brunt of its consequences every day. Among the regions most affected by radical Islamic terrorism is the Sahel, which has become, over the
Download The motives of terrorism — ideology and hatred It is widely recognized that there is no consensus among scholars of terrorism regarding a single, agreed-upon definition of the phenomenon of terrorism. I use the following definition: “Terrorism is the deliberate use of violence aimed against
Ragonis Scholarship Final ThesisDownload Introduction: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” (Waxman, 2019). The famous words said by Neil Armstrong go down in history, but did we really understand what the giant leap would be? Fifty-two years later we can
Abstract The West Bank holds strategic importance for Israel, facing growing unrest due to the weakening Palestinian Authority (PA), economic decline, and incitement from militant groups. This situation has escalated tensions, motivating young Palestinians and PA security members to confront Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). This
Closing remarks from ICT’s 22nd World Summit on Counter-Terrorism: Securing Tomorrow: Enhancing Counterterrorism Efforts in a Changing World hosted in Memory of Mr. Shabtai Shavit (Z”L) Fellow colleagues, comrades-in-arms, dear friends, I want to share with you my personal thoughts about the challenges that oblige
