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Here’s your SOFREP Daily News Brief: Key defense and global affairs insights to keep you in the know on Wednesday, January 22.

In a chilling assault that underlines the enduring complexities and human toll of the Syrian conflict, jihadists from the Ansar al-Tawhid and Turkestan Islamic Party groups, both affiliated with the larger extremist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), executed a coordinated attack in Syria’s Idlib province, leaving at least 11 soldiers dead, 20 wounded, and revealing a disturbing nexus of extremist affiliations amidst an ongoing international crisis.

Against a backdrop of political upheaval, military coups, and the threat of jihadist extremism, Niger finds itself at a critical juncture, with regional and international actors needing to work in unison to address the complex challenges, including the underlying socio-economic issues contributing to instability.

Earlier this week, the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM), the main jihadist alliance in the region, claimed they killed four Wagner mercenaries during an ambush in central Mali.

Last week, a series of U.S. airstrikes killed the terrorist leader behind the attack on the joint American-Kenyan base in Manda Bay. According to the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), the senior al-Shabaab leader was killed inside Somalia, which borders Kenya from the north and provides a safe haven for the Jihadist organization. His wife, also […]

Have you ever wondered what motivates ordinary people to commit acts of unthinkable violence? The last decades have been dominated by images of destruction: New York, London, Madrid, Nice, Baghdad, Kabul, and countless other cities. Now, a British filmmaker is endeavouring to describe the incentives behind these attacks in a new documentary called Path of […]

A Malaysian man has been arrested in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, trying to board a Thai airways flight. He was trying to bring what appear to be four Tokarev handguns onto the plane, as well as 7.62×25 pistol ammunition. As seen in the image below, the ammunition seems to have been wrapped in some kind […]

The woman’s secret flight from the caliphate took place more than six months ago, aided by a smuggler who helped her sneak across the Syria-Turkey border one spring night. But in spirit, this red-haired exile from the Islamic State never truly left. She covered herself in black from head to toe to greet a recent […]

A stroll through a bustling underpass in the centre of Istanbul offers the chance to buy a range of everyday goods: cheap watches, kettles, $2 emergency umbrellas to ward off autumn showers. And replica AK-47 assault rifles. While the rifles, and dozens of handguns displayed nearby, are imitations, they nevertheless stand out from the surrounding Karakoy stalls. […]

Schwerin, Germany—A Syrian teen has been arrested for planning a terrorist attack. On Tuesday, German police arrested 19-year-old Yamen A. for “planning an Islamist-motivated attack with high explosives.” From the emerging reports, the suspect had been quite close to launching a strike with chemicals. He hasn’t been linked to any terrorist organization so far. “[We] […]

A tabloid in the UK posted an inflammatory article this morning, claiming that they had purchased a “jihadi bomb kit” like the one used in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack off of Amazon for only £95 ($128), with no “security check” or “warning to the authorities” that the purchase was made. People may recall that […]