
Following a deadly rocket attack on a U.S. base in Iraq and subsequent U.S. airstrikes in response, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah Brigades threatens to further retaliate by continuing to target U.S. troops.

The Islamic State continues to make inroads in the Sahel, conducting several high-profile raids in the border region between Mali and Niger.

Yesterday’s assault marks at least the third time the SYL Hotel has been targeted by Shabaab in recent years.

After a long-hiatus, the al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades announces its dissolution inside Syria.

The photos detail the In-Delimane assault earlier this month which left over 50 Malian soldiers dead.

In addition to the prison break, JNIM also claimed two other recent attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso.

Amadou Kouffa, the leader of JNIM’s Katibat Macina, has been designated as a global terrorist by the US State Department.

Abu Abdul Rahman al Sanhaji’s death, if confirmed, follows the death of several other high-profile JNIM leaders over the past two years.

Friday’s assault marks the Islamic State’s deadliest attack in Mali to date.

Yesterday’s tweets were the first sign of life for the group in over four years.

For the first time in five years, the jihadist group has claimed an attack in its native Iraq.

If confirmed, this would represent another major blow to al Qaeda’s Uqba bin Nafi Battalion.

Two statements, which were released by al Qaeda’s general command and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, were addressed to Shabaab yesterday in a coordinated messaging campaign.

The bombing came as Turkey also shelled the city. It is likely that as the Turkish advance continues, the Islamic State will further exploit the chaos inside northern Syria to regroup and conduct more attacks.

The rising of Islamic State sleeper cells could become more common as the Kurdish-dominated SDF is diverted to the newly announced Turkish invasion of northern Syria.

No group has yet to claim the attacks, but al Qaeda-linked militants have been widely blamed.

Shabaab, just days after launching assaults on US and Italian troops, has now also claimed two IEDs on a US-trained Somali special forces unit.

No casualties were reported in either attack, however.

Yemen’s Houthis claim that the operation is the largest in nearly four years of conflict with Saudi Arabia and its allies.

The camp is at least the second one ran by the Islamic State in Somalia’s northern Puntland region.

The confirmed drone strike campaign so far from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen represents another worrying development in the region.

After killing at least 14 civilians in a landmine explosion last week, al Qaeda’s Group for Support of Islam and Muslim’s offers a rare apology.

The past week has seen the harshest fighting between the two jihadist groups since April.

Since Aug. 24, Yemen’s Houthi insurgents have claimed a series of attacks inside Saudi territory.

The confirmed drone strikes near the Saudi borders with the UAE is a worrying development in the conflict.

Since 2015, the Houthi insurgency in Yemen has claimed dozens of attacks on ships in the Red Sea. FDD’s Long War Journal has mapped these strikes.
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Oversees project timelines and ensures seamless collaboration among team members to deliver results on schedule.