ISCAP Archives

Analysis: The Islamic State’s targeting of a Chinese mine in Congo proves the group is a resilient threat

Caleb Weiss & Ryan O'Farrell | March 24, 2026

The Islamic State’s Central Africa Province (ISCAP), known locally as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), raided and burned down a Chinese-owned mine in eastern Congo earlier this month. The raid, which was far from the jihadist group’s normal area of operation, highlights both ISCAP’s threats to Congo’s mining sector and its resilience after nearly five years of a sustained military operation against it.

Analysis: Islamic State attempts suicide bombing in Uganda

Caleb Weiss & Ryan O'Farrell | June 4, 2025

On June 3, the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province (ISCAP) attempted an unsuccessful suicide bombing targeting Christian worshippers near Kampala, Uganda. The failed attack marks the second time that ISCAP has utilized a female suicide bomber and the first attack inside Uganda since December 2023.

US Treasury Department designates Islamic State facilitators across Africa

Bill Roggio | July 24, 2024

Yesterday, the US Treasury Department sanctioned three Islamic State facilitators based in Zambia, Uganda, and South Africa. The three have operated as part of a coordinated network that moves money between Islamic State franchises in Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Mozambique.

Jihadis continue to target civilians in western Uganda

Caleb Weiss | December 27, 2023

At least 62 people have been killed by the Islamic State’s local arm in western Uganda since June.

Analysis: Islamic State strikes in western Uganda

Caleb Weiss & Ryan O'Farrell | October 18, 2023

The Islamic State’s Central Africa Province, known locally as the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, mounted its second attack in western Uganda since last Friday. The mobile unit currently operating inside Uganda represents the first sustained guerrilla presence in the country since 2007.

U.S. designates Islamic State financier in Somalia

Caleb Weiss | July 29, 2023

The U.S. government designated Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the financial emir of the Islamic State’s Somali Province. This move, however, has much wider implications than just the Islamic State’s Somali operations.

PULI: Uganda’s Other (Short-lived) Jihadi Group

Caleb Weiss & Ryan O'Farrell | July 25, 2023

The story of the Pan-Ugandan Liberation Initiative, a short-lived splinter faction of the more infamous Islamic State-loyal ADF that was destroyed earlier this year, provides important details and context in the ADF’s overall ideological trajectory and history.