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Sudan reports crackdown on suspected Islamic State cells in Khartoum
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.
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US adds Sudanese al Qaeda operative involved in murder of diplomat to list of terrorists
Abd Al-Ra’Ouf Abu Zaid Mohamed Hamza was involved in the murder of a USAID employee and his driver in 2008. Hamza’s father is a senior cleric in Ansar al-Tawhid, which, along with al Qaeda, claimed credit for the assassinations.
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Veteran Sudanese jihadist killed in French airstrike in Mali
Abu Hazim al Sudani waged jihad in Afghanistan, the Philippines, Chechnya, and the Sudan before he was finally killed by the French in Mali.
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Al Qaeda in Sudan launches ‘student wing’ at University of Khartoum
Students at the university who formed the group also said that the Sudanese government is not pursuing al Qaeda.
