On February 1, the United States launched at least six airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) in Somalia’s semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland in support of that region’s current military...
International Court of Justice President Nawaf Salam Named as Prime Minister: ICJ President Nawaf Salam has been nominated as Lebanon’s next prime minister after consultations...
A day after the Islamic State Somalia’s (ISS) brazen suicide assault against a Puntland military base—its most audacious attack to date in Somalia—the jihadist group released images of the men it...
The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced yesterday that longtime Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu was transferred to his native Kenya. The Ugandan-born Kenyan national...
In the latest issue of its Sada al-Malahem magazine, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) heaped significant praise on recent operations conducted by Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in East...
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote tomorrow on a House-passed bill to impose sanctions on prosecutor Karim Khan and other International Criminal Court (ICC) officials for abusing their authorities...
French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy captures the essence of the Jewish people—and their innate and intense love for a tiny strip of land—in his latest book, in which he deconstructs the significance of Oct. 7.
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on August 14 due to a surge in cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox,...
Yesterday, the US Treasury Department sanctioned three Islamic State facilitators based in Zambia, Uganda, and South Africa. The three have operated as part of a coordinated network that moves money between...
The United Nations’ (UN’s) top court issued a nonbinding advisory opinion on July 19, declaring that “the State of Israel’s continued presence” in the West Bank and eastern...
“It is this movement,” according to a British report on political extremism, “that has proven most willing to use law breaking, intimidation, and at times, violence.”
It isn't expected that presidents should go missing or be involved in crashes. However, historically, a number of important political and military leaders have met their end in crashes.
Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, is steadily undoing progress made by Somali security services in its nearly two year old counter-offensive against the group. Over the last few days, the group...
US Affairs: The 103rd Squadron of the Israel Air Force has helped provide Israel with vital gear during the war, drop flyers over Gaza, and supply troops at the front.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on February 16 rejected South Africa’s “urgent request for additional measures” to restrict Israel’s possible operations in Rafah....
Over the last week, the Islamic State, through its Central Africa Province (known locally as the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF) has conducted and officially claimed two ambushes against civilians in...
As the celebrations for the BRI’s 10th anniversary kick off, attending countries would do well to ask whether their citizens have anything to gain from 'win-win' cooperation with China, Elaine Dezenski writes.
In September 2023, Somalia suffered the most suicide bombings (and attempts) in a single month since Shabaab began utilizing the tactic in 2006. At least 14 attempted and successful suicide bombings were...
On Thursday, the United States government sanctioned Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the financial emir for the Islamic State’s Somali Province (or Islamic State-Somalia, ISS). In this capacity, Yusuf was responsible...
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) killed five members of Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, in a “self-defense airstrike” in central Somalia on July 19. AFRICOM has launched four self-defense...