Africa

ISIS Is Still Alive and Well in Sinai, and Israel Fears a Major Attack on Its Egypt Border

ISIS may have been crushed in Syria and Iraq, but the group’s branch in the Sinai Peninsula is continuing to function without any noticeable problems.

Although the American-led coalition has successfully put down the Islamic State and forced most of its operatives out of the last areas they controlled in northern Iraq and eastern Syria, the group’s branch in the Sinai Peninsula is continuing to function without any noticeable problems.

Mali: Une trentaine de blindés offerts par l’UE en route pour le Mali et les autres pays du G5 Sahel

Trente-quatre (34) véhicules blindés ont embarqué à destination des pays du G5 Sahel (Mali, Burkina-Faso, Niger, Tchad, Mauritanie) pour les soutenir dans la lutte contre le terrorisme.

Ces véhicules font partie du lot des quarante-six (46) blindés qui sont financés par l’Union européenne au profit de la Force Conjointe du G5 Sahel.

Au total, l’UE contribue déjà à hauteur de 100 millions d’euros en soutien à l’opérationnalisation de la Force Conjointe du G5 Sahel qui vise à améliorer la sécurité et à lutter contre les groupes terroristes.

Turkish legislators to sign off on Libya military support deal

Tripoli could request vehicles, equipment and weapons for use in army, navy and air operations as well as intelligence.

Turkey has moved closer to providing military support for Libya’s internationally recognised government after a bilateral deal was sent to the Libyan parliament. The agreement includes provisions for launching a “quick reaction force” – if requested by Tripoli.

ISIL is not dead, it just moved to Africa

Illegal armed groups are opportunistic by nature. They usually start their operations and recruit followers in countries where there is poverty, corruption, religious conflict or ethnic strife, and where the security forces are unable to keep the public safe and illegal formations under control.