The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL remains dynamic and diverse, with Africa currently experiencing the highest level of activity worldwide.
While multiple ISIL leaders have perished in the past few years, “the group has managed to retain its operational capacity”, Vladimir Voronkov, head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) told the Security Council Wednesday. ISIL makes use of regional and domestic affiliates and continues to receive substantial global donations, operating through regional hubs and cross-border financial networks. The threat the extremist group poses is notably exacerbated in Africa’s Sahel region, where ISIL affiliates such as Islamic State West Africa Province have emerged as prolific producers of terrorist propaganda, which continues to attract foreign recruits.
Read more…
Source: UN Office of Counter-Terrorism
Sign up for the Counter-IED Report Newsletters
The latest news and insights delivered right to your inbox
Related:
- Surabaya blast: family of five carried out bomb attack on Indonesia police station
May 14, 2018
Suicide bombing in Indonesia’s second-largest city comes after a family of six targeted a church, killing 13 A family of five, including an eight-year-old child, has carried out a bomb attack on a police headquarters in Surabaya, killing at least four people and injuring 10, an Indonesian police official has said The suicide bombing comes just one ...
- Family of suicide bombers attacks 3 churches in Indonesia, killing 7, police say
May 14, 2018
A family of six suicide bombers that included two young children carried out deadly attacks on three churches in Indonesia’s second-largest city on Sunday, police said, as the world’s most populous Muslim nation recoiled in horror at one of the worst attacks on its Christian minority. At least seven people plus the six bombers died in ...
- Police officers in foiled terror attack in Nairobi rewarded for exemplary work
May 13, 2018
29 officers who participated in interception of a powerful Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) in Merti, Isiolo have been rewarded for exemplary work. The VBIED and other explosives were to be used in attacking a court, Parliament and a church in simultaneous incidents. The suspects behind the incident had driven with the bombs from Somalia ...
- Coordinated attack ends in Jalalabad city, 10 dead, 42 wounded
May 13, 2018
The local officials in eastern Nangarhar province confirm that the coordinated attack on Customs Department in Jalalabad city ended with the elimination of the remaining six militants. Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani confirmed that the attack ended after five hours of gun battle between the security forces and the assailants. Khogyani further added that the attack was ...
- 7 KDF soldiers killed in Kenya-Somalia border
May 8, 2018
Seven Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers were killed on Sunday, May 6, after their vehicle was blown off by a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED). TUKO.co.ke understands two other soldiers sustained serious injuries in the incident which took place in Dhobley town, located between the border of Kenya and Somalia. The officers are reported to have ...
- IED Blast Targets Registration Center In Khost, 17 Killed
May 6, 2018
Seventeen people, among them a woman, were killed and 33 others wounded when a mine went off inside an election-related facility in Khost province, Khost police chief Abdul Mannan confirmed on Sunday. The IED reportedly was placed inside a mosque which was a facility center for registering voters. So far no group including Taliban has claimed responsibility ...
- WMCTU: Man arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences
May 3, 2018
A Coventry man has been arrested today (Thursday 3 May) on suspicion of committing terrorism offences. The 20-year-old had previously been detained under the Explosives Act last Tuesday (24 April) before being released pending investigation. Today’s arrest is on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism under section 41 of ...
- UNODC and ICAO sign partnership to strengthen airport security against crime, terrorist threats
May 2, 2018
The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, and the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Fang Liu, signed a memorandum of understanding today to enhance the security of international air transport systems to counter transnational organized criminal networks and terrorist groups. “The partnership between UNODC and ...
- Nigeria confirms 27 dead from NE twin blasts
May 2, 2018
Nigeria’s restive northeastern Adamawa state government Tuesday confirmed 27 dead and 56 injured from the twin blasts in Mubi town. Ahmad Sajoh, the state Commissioner of Information and Strategy, said in a statement that the 56 injured persons were admitted to hospital. Two suicide bombers carried out the attacks, he added. Read more… Source: XINHUANET
- Death toll of Tripoli electoral commission attack hits 16, ISIS claims responsibility
May 2, 2018
16 people were killed and at least 19 others were injured in an attack on the Tripoli-based High National Elections Commission (HNEC) in Ghout Al-Shaal on Wednesday morning. IS (also known as ISIS) terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack on their media platform “Wilayat Trabulus”. The Director Manager of the HNEC, Saad Al-Gadibi, said the gunmen stormed into the ...
- Islamic State’s propaganda machine crippled in international operation
April 27, 2018
A “ground-breaking” international operation has crippled the propaganda machine of Islamic State, the European police agency has said. Europol said the two-day “takedown” action had “punched a big hole in the capability of IS to spread propaganda online and radicalise young people in Europe”. A particular target was the group’s Amaq news agency, which has been used ...
- Senior Al Qaeda-linked cleric in Syria injured in assassination attempt
April 27, 2018
Abdullah Al Muhaysini, a senior cleric with close ties to Jabhat Fatah Al Sham, was injured on Thursday in an assassination attempt in Northern Syria. Security sources told The National that they believe the Saudi-born cleric was being treated after an explosive device exploded under his car somewhere in Northern Syria. Jabhat Fatah Al Sham, the group formerly known ...
- Police confirm 6 dead, 9 others wounded in Maiduguri attack
April 27, 2018
The Police in Borno said six persons were killed in an attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents at Jidari Polo area of Maiduguri on Thursday. Mr Edet Okon, the Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said in a statement on Friday that the victims included three civilians, a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and two ...
- 3 killed in IED blast on wedding in NW Pakistan
April 27, 2018
At least three people were killed and 30 others injured on Friday by an improvised explosive device (IED) blast at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan, near its border with Afghanistan, local officials confirmed. “The IED went off in a house in the Saidgai area of North Waziristan where hundreds of people were gathered for a ...
- Indonesia investigates reports top Islamic State commander killed
April 24, 2018
Indonesia is investigating reports from Islamic State supporters that the most senior Southeast Asian commander of the militant group was killed by U.S. air strikes in eastern Syria last week, counter-terrorism officials said. Online messages from Islamic State propagandists viewed by Reuters say Bahrumsyah, an Indonesian national, died after U.S. air strikes hit Hajin, north of ...