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Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses (CTTA) – Volume 15 Issue 02

In recent years, Africa has emerged as the new hotspot of jihadist violence. As Al-Qaeda has weakened in Afghanistan, despite the Taliban’s takeover, and the Islamic State (IS) has lost its territorial holdings in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria, Africa has gained salience.

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Africa and Afghanistan the Current Hotspots, But Jihadists Also Eye China and Russia

by James M. Dorsey

Sub-Saharan Africa and Afghanistan are jihadism’s current focal points. They are likely to remain hotspots of political violence for the foreseeable future. The two regions beckon jihadists with more than the operational benefits of ungoverned spaces, weak gove ...

Al-Shabaab Versus the Islamic State in Somalia Province: Why Only Al-Qaeda’s Affiliate Remains Unrivalled

by Jacob Zenn

The US Seal Team raid that killed Bilal al-Sudani in January 2023 highlighted the threats of Islamic State in Somalia Province (ISSP) not only in Somalia and East Africa, but also as far as Afghanistan. Despite this, ISSP is embattled in its home territory amid ...

Boko Haram-ISWAP and the Growing Footprint of Islamic State (IS) in Africa

by Atta Barkindo

In November 2015, the Islamic State (IS) dedicated the eighth issue of its English-language monthly propaganda magazine, Dabiq, to the propagation of strict Islamic governance in Africa, with the title “Sharia Alone will Rule Africa”. It was done to counter the ...

Counter Terrorism Meets Great Power Conflict in Africa

by Raffaello Pantucci

In parts of the world, there is a growing confluence between terrorist threats and great power conflict. Nowhere has this been clearer than in Africa, where a growing Russian presence under the auspices of counter terrorism is steadily pushing out western force ...

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