Norway Government Crisis Brews Over ISIS Prisoner Return
Norway’s government risks splitting after a coalition partner threatened to pull its support over the repatriation of a woman who joined Islamic State in Syria.
Author: M Barbu
Why is Kosovo Taking Home Islamic State Members?
While most European countries have been reluctant to take back their citizens who joined the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Syria and Iraq, the government of Kosovo has taken a different path by repatriating dozens of its people with plans to reintegrate them into society.
Is the Sahel Region Becoming a New “Islamic State”?
Even if violent attacks are now mostly concentrated around the border of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, the unstable area subject to terrorism covers a huge area — equivalent to half of Europe or the United States — and is spread over five countries…. Because it involves such a huge territory, and because Europeans simply do not have the air support and intelligence capabilities of the United States, American support in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel is critical.
Turkey starting troop deployment to Libya, President Erdogan says
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is starting deployment of troops to Libya in support of the embattled United Nations-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and in line with agreements relating to maritime border demarcation and enhanced security cooperation.
L’ONU préoccupée par la détérioration de la situation sécuritaire au Sahel (responsable)
La secrétaire générale adjointe aux Affaires politiques de l’ONU, Rosemary DiCarlo, a exprimé mercredi lors d’un entretien avec le président nigérien Mahamadou Issoufou à Niamey les préoccupations de son institution devant la détérioration de la situation sécuritaire au Niger et dans la région, a-t-on appris jeudi de source officielle.
Afrique de l’Ouest: « l’Initiative d’Accra » déterminée à combattre le trafic de cigarettes qui finance le terrorisme (SYNTHESE)
Les experts et les ministres de « l’Initiative d’Accra » ont réaffirmé leur détermination à combattre le trafic de cigarettes qui est devenu une importante source de financement du terrorisme et d’autres réseaux criminels en Afrique de l’Ouest.
Turkey Enters the Conflict in Libya
Turkey has intervened in Libya’s internecine civil war in an effort to prop up the increasingly beleaguered Government of National Accord (GNA).
Man convicted of joining ISIS says he was a spy for Danish intelligence
A Danish man who is serving eight years in a Spanish jail for joining ISIS in Syria has claimed he was actually working for Denmark’s intelligence services.
Turkish Leader Threatens Action in Libya, Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is threatening action in both Libya and Syria as rhetoric ramps up in the face of looming regional setbacks and growing frustrations with Moscow.
Return to Kosovo: The Serbs Who Re-Embraced Their Hometown
A handful of Serbs have returned to live in Prizren in Kosovo after fleeing at the end of the war in 1999 – but while there is no more threat of violence, the returnees have found themselves struggling to survive economically.