11 Wilayat Sinai Militants Surrender to Egyptian Armed Forces
Local sources reported that at least 11 Wilayat Sinai Militants Surrender to Egyptian Armed Forces in North Sinai, Egypt.
Egyptian Army Kills Militant Leader and Arrests Three Others in Sinai
On 11 January 2021, Sinai local sources reported that the Egyptian Armed Forces had arrested three Wilayat Sinai (WS) (AKA Islamic State in Sinai) militants in Bir al-Abd, in North…
Iraqi Security Services Arrest Terrorists Including an ISIS Emir
On 9 January 2021, the Iraqi Ministry of Defence reported that security forces, in cooperation with the Iraqi Directorate of General Military Intelligence (DGMI) (Anbar Operations Command Intelligence Division), carried out a…
Gulf State Religious Moderation Falls by Wayside in Pakistan
Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the limitations of their concepts of an undefined ‘moderate’ Islam that is tolerant and…
IS Militants Continue Attacks against Government Opponents & Loyalists – Field Events in Syria
On 5 January 2021, violent incidents continued at the same pace compared to previous days across Syria, especially in and around Idlib in northern Syria and Hama in central Syria.…
Egypt Sentences 16 People for Links with Terrorist Al-Nusra
On 21 June 2020, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced 16 people for links with the terrorist Al-Nusra group in Syria. The court sentenced 13 defendants to life in prison, and…
The Virtual Islamic State
Just a few years ago the Islamic State (IS) was only too real. Spread across Syria and Iraq, It covered more than 34,000 square miles and controlled millions of people.…
What If Islamic State Becomes Stateless?
The grandiose dreams of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder of Islamic State (IS) who envisioned a jihadist caliphate encompassing the entire globe under his leadership, appear to be crumbling. In…
Terrorism: Then and Now
The year 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the Irish Easter Rebellion. Throughout the year I will try to revisit some of the lessons of Ireland’s struggle for freedom. Bombs…
Terrorist Attacks in Brussels – a Clash of What?
Here we go again. Recent terrorist attacks against another European capital city in less than a year continue to shake the core of world politics. It is worth to note…