Terrorism

Senators propose that AFRICOM’S HQ move to SC. The proposal follows the announcement of AFRICOM’s relocation from Germany.

Terror groups, such as Boko Haram, are expanding attacks as they tap into terror networks worldwide which support them with arms and funds.

Iranian General Salami said that he would seek revenge for Soleimani’s death and it would be “decisive, serious, and real.”

With French and US missions in African struggling to contain a rising insurgency, top generals envision the future of operations in the area.

AFRICOM is requesting more flexibility in hitting the terrorist group al-Shabaab with drones when it advances from its enclaves in Somalia.

According to the intelligence reports, Iran has been planning on assassinating Lana Marks, American Ambassador to South Africa, for months.

Top commanders agree that U.S. presence in Africa is crucial to stemming al-Qaeda in the region. But rumors of withdrawal are circulating.

An Israeli tech company is field testing Xtend Skylord, a drone-hunter that uses augmented reality to track down and neutralize its targets.

Two French soldiers were killed in an IED attack days after an ambush claimed the lives of ten Malian soldiers near the Mauritania border.

This Grey Dynamics Intelligence Report analyses the Operation High Rise/Zazi Bomb Plot of 2009. It will focus on what we can learn from the case and intelligence-centric lessons that can be applied to the al-Shabaab insurgency in Somalia for intelligence cooperation and surveillance.

The United States military killed six al-Shabab terrorists and wounded three others in an airstrike in Somalia. There were no civilian casualties. The airstrike followed after the al-Qaida-linked group attacked Somali forces while U.S. forces, which were there to advise their Somali partners, were close by. According to a statement by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), […]

The European Union has suspended its two training missions in Mali after last week’s military takeover that removed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from power. E.U. defense ministers met in Berlin on Wednesday and discussed the situation in Mali. It was decided that E.U. military training will continue in neighboring Niger and Burkina Faso, officials said. […]