La force Barkhane est une armée formée d’élites militaires françaises pour combattre et lutter contre les groupes terroristes dans la région du Sahel et en Afrique, depuis 2014.
Plusieurs groupes terroristes jihadistes, liés à al Qaeda ou état islamique, s’activent dans ces régions, contrôlées par des groupes criminels et d’autres forces occultes supportées par des régimes étatiques.
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Moroccan police said Thursday they had arrested a suspected ISIS member, in cooperation with US intelligence officers, who was accused of plotting a “terrorist” act.
The 29-year-old man was arrested in the economic capital Casablanca “for his alleged involvement in the preparation of a terrorist scheme aimed at seriously undermining public order,” Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) said in a statement.
The Eastern Mediterranean gas play extends across the offshore areas of Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Cyprus and, by its own insistence, even Turkey. The next phase of commercial development is incredibly complicated given the interplay of petroleum geology, national policies and regional politics, competing energy markets (local gas versus global LNG), existing infrastructure and corporate strategies.
Next month will mark the one-year anniversary of Sudan’s military coup, which toppled the transitional government created in 2019 after the overthrow of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir. Almost a year after Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s military chief, announced what he described as his “corrective measures,” the country is faced not just with a stalemated transition but also a chaotic, paralyzed political landscape.
The vehicles, which were escorted by a military patrol, had been taking supplies to residents in the north of the country.
Burkina Faso’s government says 11 soldiers were found dead and around 50 civilians are missing following a suspected jihadist attack on a convoy.
La violence des groupes islamistes militants s’accélère au Mali. Une insurrection complexe avance dans le nord, le centre et de plus en plus dans le sud du pays, menaçant sa stabilité.
La situation sécuritaire s’est fortement détériorée au Mali depuis la prise du pouvoir par la junte militaire en août 2020. En effet, les groupes islamistes militants menacent maintenant Bamako.
“If nothing is done, the effects of terrorism, violent extremism and organized crime will be felt far beyond the region and the African continent,” Guterres said.
On Saturday, the Independent High-Level Panel on Security and Development in the Sahel was launched during a high-level event on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly.
On Monday, Burkina Faso authorities reported at least 50 death resulting from an allegedly jihadist attack.
Lionel Bilgo, Burkina Faso Government spokesperson, announced on Monday that 50 people died from the attack reportedly carried out by jihadists in a village in the north of the country.
One of the most interesting intersections in US Foreign Policy currently is the conflicts that are presented when US National Security Interests are in conflict with Human Rights Concerns.
Currently most focus has been on the relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia. There is an effort currently by the Biden Adminstration to have the Kingdom increase its Energy output while criticism over the murder of Mr. Khashoggi and the role of the Kingdom in the Yemeni conflict appear to be clarion calls for Human Rights Activists.