8 Questions Facing the United Nations at UNGA 81
The United Nations was formed “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Yet more armed conflicts rage worldwide today than at any point since the world body’s formation at the end...
Uganda
The UN Arms Embargo on Sudan Is Broken. America Has a Plan to Fix It
The U.S. is rightly pushing the UN Security Council to expand the Sudan arms embargo before it expires this Saturday. Outlined by Ambassador Mike Waltz and Senior Advisor Massad Boulos, the proposal...
Op-eds
From Guantanamo Bay to ISCAP: The case of Jamal Kiyemba
On August 3, Jamal Kiyemba, a Ugandan who previously resided in the United Kingdom, was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison in Kampala for his support of the Allied Democratic Forces...
Op-eds
Israel approves entry of International Stabilization Force into Gaza
On July 26, the Israeli government’s cabinet approved the entry of forces from the International Stabilization Force (ISF) into Gaza in the near future. The development envisions an...
Op-eds
The Islamic State’s targeting of a Chinese mine in Congo proves the group is a resilient threat
Between March 11 and 12, the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province (ISCAP) attacked and destroyed a Chinese-owned mine in Muchacha in Congo’s Ituri Province, more than 50 kilometers outside of the...
Op-eds
Airstrikes only first step to stop Islamic terrorists on march through Africa
Thursday’s strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria signal an intensifying American fight against jihadist expansion across Africa. ISIS maintains a presence across the African continent, but...
Op-eds
The Islamic State’s war on Christians in Congo
As the Trump Administration touts an ostensible peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, another deadly, albeit less-talked-about conflict is also raging...
Op-eds
Iraqi intel busts Islamic State financial network in West Africa
The Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) announced yesterday that it rolled up an Islamic State (IS) financial network that spanned three unspecified West African countries. According to Iraqi media...
Op-eds
US ground raid captures Islamic State leader in northern Somalia
In a brief statement released on Saturday, the United States military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed that its forces had “conducted an operation against the ISIS-Somalia terrorist network...
Op-eds
From protest to terrorism: A well-trodden path
The question was never if the pro-Hamas movement that has disfigured our country would itself turn to violence ... but when.
Op-eds
Islamic State attempts suicide bombing in Uganda
On June 3, the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province (ISCAP), which is locally known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), conducted an unsuccessful suicide bombing attack on Christians on the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda’s capital.
Op-eds
A secular jihadi brings the intifada to Washington
The Islamist/leftist alliance metastasizes
Op-eds
Shabaab mounts coordinated assault north of Mogadishu
Since at least February 20, Shabaab, al Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, has mounted a sizable offensive in southern and central Somalia between the Middle Shabelle and Hiraan regions. In some areas,...
Op-eds
US, UAE conducting airstrikes in northern Somalia
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...
Op-eds
Lebanon Chooses Nawaf Salam, an Adversary of Israel, as New Prime Minister
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...
Flash Briefs
Islamic State release highlights the foreign-fighter nature of its recent assault in Somalia
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...
Op-eds
Removing Hamas from central Gaza is the key to removing its leverage
Despite IDF operating in Gaza for more than a year, Hamas believes it is winning the war with its control of central Gaza.
Op-eds
Jihadi history: Kenyan detainee transferred out of Guantanamo shows the extent of Al Qaeda’s jihad in East Africa
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...
Op-eds
AQAP praises Shabaab’s activities in East Africa
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...
Op-eds
Senate Committee Postpones Consideration of Bill Sanctioning ICC Officials
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...