Niger’s government has extended a state of emergency to the entire region that surrounds the capital Niamey and suspended access to a giraffe reserve where six French aid workers and two Nigeriens were shot dead.
At least eight suspects have been arrested in Turkey’s Black Sea region for their links to the Daesh terrorist group, security sources said Tuesday.
The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) signed with Turkey a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost trade and economic ties, the Turkish trade minister said Thursday.
The U.S continued its accelerated push for a ceasefire and a non-military solution to the Libyan crisis. Yesterday, U.S Ambassador to Tripoli Richard Norland met Egyptian officials and Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) head Ageela Saleh in Cairo.
The spokesman for the Iranian government, Ali Rabiei, said that any resolution in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 is unacceptable and is a mockery of international law, adding that Iran will show a proportionate and decisive response to any provocative and illegal action.
Iranian intelligence forces have identified and arrested a number of spies linked to foreign espionage services.
International immigration has become a hot topic for many UAE residents, with many immigration consultancies overwhelmed with the interest of resettling for people in the UAE.
TRAC Senior Analyst Daniel Lebowitz provides deep insight into the Islamic State during its “War of Attrition” in July, (more below.) Lebowitz catalogs the group’s attacks in eleven areas of operation that culminated in the lead up to Eid al-Adha. According to the special report, 189 high profile attacks took place across the world in July. Iraq, Syria, and West Africa led the list of countries where the most kinetic activity took place. TRAC’s statistical analysis of Islamic State activities worldwide assists in understanding where IS expansion and increased tempo of operations are occurring. Though the steady pace of attacks in Syria and Iraq have remained relatively constant, notable upticks in Bangladesh, west and central Africa and Sinai indicate Islamic State’s continued global reach.
