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  • Al Qaeda leader reported killed in Tunisia

    Caleb Weiss

    Threat Matrix
    Oct 20, 2019

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

    Al Qaeda leader reported killed in Tunisia
  • KUBN claims killing of Tunisian soldier

    Caleb Weiss

    Threat Matrix
    Apr 28, 2019

    AQIM’s Uqba bin Nafi battalion has now claimed two attacks this month, tying the number of its total attacks for all of last year.

    KUBN claims killing of Tunisian soldier
  • Al Qaeda group claims bombings in Tunisia

    Caleb Weiss

    Threat Matrix
    Apr 17, 2019

    Al Qaeda’s Uqba bin Nafi Battalion claimed its first attack since October 2018.

    Al Qaeda group claims bombings in Tunisia
  • Al Qaeda branch claims IED attack on Tunisian soldiers

    Caleb Weiss

    Threat Matrix
    Oct 4, 2018

    The IED claim is the group’s first since July and just the second attack claim of the year for the small Tunisian Al Qaeda wing.

    Al Qaeda branch claims IED attack on Tunisian soldiers
  • Al Qaeda wing ambushes police officers in northern Tunisia

    Caleb Weiss

    Threat Matrix
    Jul 9, 2018

    Yesterday’s ambush was the highest death toll in a terrorist attack in the country since the Islamic State’s foray into Ben Gardane in March 2016.

    Al Qaeda wing ambushes police officers in northern Tunisia
  • Tunisian al Qaeda wing claims IED ambush

    Caleb Weiss

    Threat Matrix
    Dec 13, 2017

    Yesterday’s claim was just the second released by the group this year. However, al Qaeda Tunisian branch has continued to harass both the local security forces and the local population.

    Tunisian al Qaeda wing claims IED ambush
  • AQIM battalion targets Tunisian soldiers near Algeria

    Caleb Weiss

    Threat Matrix
    Apr 8, 2017

    AQIM’s Uqba bin Nafi battalion claimed an IED blast on Tunisian troops close to the Algerian border. This is the second claim in two months for the jihadist group.

    AQIM battalion targets Tunisian soldiers near Algeria
  • US confirms death of high-profile Tunisian Islamic State assassin

    Thomas Joscelyn

    News
    Dec 12, 2016

    The Defense Department has confirmed that Boubaker al-Hakim, a French-Tunisian Islamic State leader, was killed in Raqqa, Syria on Nov. 26. Al-Hakim had ties to Ansar al Sharia Tunisia, an al Qaeda-affiliated group, before defecting to the Islamic State’s cause. He admittedly assassinated one Tunisian politician in 2013 and knew the assailants responsible for a second slaying.

    US confirms death of high-profile Tunisian Islamic State assassin
  • Tunisian AQIM branch claims attack on troops in Kasserine

    Caleb Weiss

    Threat Matrix
    Sep 1, 2016

    The claim marks the first group’s first attack since July and an earlier ambush in March.

    Tunisian AQIM branch claims attack on troops in Kasserine
  • Tunisian Al Qaeda battalion claims ambush near Algerian border

    Caleb Weiss

    Threat Matrix
    Mar 31, 2016

    The Tunisian state continues to face a jihadist threat from both the Kasserine region and what is emanating from the Libyan border.

    Tunisian Al Qaeda battalion claims ambush near Algerian border
  • Islamic State claims suicide attack on presidential guards in Tunisian capital

    Caleb Weiss

    News
    Nov 25, 2015

    The Islamic State has claimed three attacks in the North African country. The latest, a suicide bombing, was intended to show that Tunisia is not safe, according to the jihadist group.

    Islamic State claims suicide attack on presidential guards in Tunisian capital
  • AQIM battalion attacks Tunisian soldiers in Kasserine

    Caleb Weiss

    Threat Matrix
    Oct 13, 2015

    While Tunisia has made claims the Uqba bin Nafi battalion has been defeated, the al Qaeda group remains a threat to the country’s security.

    AQIM battalion attacks Tunisian soldiers in Kasserine
  • AQIM battalion takes credit for killing 4 Tunisian security officers

    Thomas Joscelyn

    News
    Feb 20, 2015

    Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s (AQIM) Uqba bin Nafi Battalion has claimed credit for an attack that killed four members of Tunisia’s National Guard. The group remains loyal to AQIM despite some claims that it had defected to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi’s Islamic State.

    AQIM battalion takes credit for killing 4 Tunisian security officers
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  • Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank

    Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank

  • Profiles of 15 Iranian-backed Militias in the Middle East

    Profiles of 15 Iranian-backed Militias in the Middle East

  • Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

    Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

  • Al Qaeda leaders use Afghanistan as a safe haven

    Al Qaeda leaders use Afghanistan as a safe haven

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