Tunisia’s Evolving Counterterrorism Strategy

To build on its commendable counterterrorism progress, Tunisia needs to elevate its prevention efforts and strengthen oversight mechanisms to prevent abuses by its security forces.

Strategic enhancements in Tunisia’s security apparatus have yielded notable progress in dismantling terrorist cells, tightening control over the country’s porous borders, degrading the capabilities of violent extremist groups affiliated with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and the Islamic State (ISIS), and countering terrorist financing. The latter improvement was rewarded in October 2019 when the Financial Action Task Force, an intergovernmental organization established by the G7 countries to protect against money laundering and terrorist financing, removed Tunisia from its blacklist. In addition to reducing the number of terrorist incidents, these reforms have contributed to a notable improvement in the overall security situation in Tunisia.

Syrian jihadi groups crack down on rivals in Idlib

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is tightening the noose on the jihadi Jundallah group and asking it to join it or leave Idlib, in what observers described as an attempt on the part of HTS to get rid of non-Syrian fighters.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which controls Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, has recently worked to attract jihadi groups acting outside the limits of its authority by placing pressure on them and offering them as few as two options: either join the organization and act under its authority or dissolve themselves and leave Idlib.

Has Erdogan achieved his goal to build his ‘New Turkey’?

As Turkey marks the fifth anniversary of the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt, the putsch has served as a founding myth for Erdogan’s “New Turkey.”

Some dates serve as milestones. For Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, July 15 is one of them. The failed coup attempt to remove Erdogan on July 15, 2016, has become the founding myth of “New Turkey” in his historiography.

Mali: Lutte contre le terrorisme : LE G5 SAHEL attend les promesses de financement

Avec la nouvelle orientation que connaitra Barkhane, l’opérationnalisation de la force conjointe du G5 Sahel, s’impose. Cependant, plusieurs pays dont les Etats-Unis, les émirats Arabes-Unis, l’Arabie Saoudite ou encore l’Union Européenne, qui ont promis depuis 2017 des budgets pour la cagnotte du G5 Sahel, peinent à concrétiser les promesses de financement.

Mali: Incursions terroristes sur le site des entreprises COVEC et ATTM à Kwala (Mourdiah): Cinq employés enlevés dont trois Chinois, deux Mauritaniens et d’importants dégâts matériels

Des individus armés non identifiés ont visé, samedi dernier, le site des deux entreprises susnommées à au moins une vingtaine de kilomètres de Mourdiah, dans la région de Nara. Au cours de cette incursion, les assaillants en motos et en pick- up ont kidnappé cinq employés travaillant sur ce site. Il s’agit de trois ressortissants Chinois et de deux Mauritaniens.

The Globalization of Far-Right Extremism: An Investigative Report

Abstract: The fact that right-wing extremists are cooperating internationally more than ever today is a reality recognized by most researchers and government officials. This article describes some of the mechanisms that are fueling this development. The main finding is that right-wing extremists today, in many cases, no longer subscribe to the narrow concept of nationalism but instead imagine themselves as participants in a global struggle against a global enemy. Consequently, networking and cooperating across borders is seen as a necessity. This process is further supported by shared ideological writings, technological advancement, and the conflict in Ukraine, which has served as a powerful accelarator.

Iran and South Caucasus Railway Connections after the Nagorno-Karabakh War

After the Second Karabakh War, the tripartite ceasefire agreement on November 10, 2020, opens a possibility for Iran to become connected to the southern railway network in the South Caucasus. As a result of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, an important part of the South Caucasus Railway, which passed through the Nakhichevan region, Syunik Province in southern Armenia, and Jabrail, Fizuli and Zangilan regions in southern Azerbaijan, was destroyed or removed from communication routes. As a result, unlike Turkey and Russia, Iran has no rail connection to the Caucasus.

How ISIS Branded Ramadan As The Month Of Jihad

While the holy month of Ramadan is of undeniable importance in Salafi-jihadi ideology, being rooted in the Quran and in the Muslim tradition, as well as in more mainstream forms of political Islam, the Islamic State (ISIS) has come to place special emphasis on the month, as is evident in the group’s media output. ISIS leadership often chooses the occasion of Ramadan to announce new operations, goals, and strategies. It was on the first day of Ramadan 2014 (June 19) that ISIS officially declared the establishment of a caliphate and appointed Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi as its caliph.