Local Malian sources report that the emir of Katibat Gourma, a sub-unit of Al Qaeda's Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), was killed in a French operation in northern Mali yesterday. France has confirmed it targeted Katibat Gourma, but the death of its emir is not yet confirmed. Read more →
Coming roughly a month after France reported it had killed Abu Walid al Sahrawi, the Islamic State's leader in the Sahel, the Islamic State itself has finally subtly confirmed the reports. The jihadist group has not publicly named a successor. Read more →
Clashes in Beirut on Thursday led to the deaths of three members of Hezbollah. Read more →
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Sudan's intelligence service has reported three raids on suspected Islamic State cells in Khartoum in the last week. However, details remain murky surrounding the details of the Islamic State's purported network inside Sudan. Read more →
With increased muscle, backing and resources, the TTP - which sent thousands of fighters into Afghanistan to help the Afghan Taliban conquer the country over the summer - can now refocus its efforts on its insurgency in order to overthrow the Pakistani state. Read more →
Ibrahim al Qosi, a former Guantanamo detainee who worked for Osama bin Laden prior to 9/11, praises the Taliban's victory and threatens new attacks against America in a new video. Al Qosi, who is a senior figure in AQAP, claims that "upcoming operations" may not be a "carbon copy" of 9/11. Read more →
With control of the Ministry of Interior, Sirajuddin now has the power to issue passports to Al Qaeda operatives and their allies, all in the name of the government of Afghanistan. Read more →
Note: On September 30, 2021, Thomas Joscelyn testified before the... Read more →
Suicide bombers from al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades make an appearance at a ceremony in the West Bank Friday night. Read more →
The Taliban appointed former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir as a deputy minister of defense, while Ibrahim Sadr, who has worked closely with Iran in the past, was named a deputy minister of the interior for security. Read more →
The U.S. military said it targeted a senior al Qaeda leader in Idlib province, Syria on Sept. 20, but has offered few details concerning the airstrike. Read more →
