A recent jihadist attack on Mali's capital and a growing threat from northern rebels reportedly getting help from Ukraine begs the question: is the Sahel a new Russia-West battleground?
Jihadists were able to portray the presence of US troops in the region as an 'occupation', which some extremists fell prey to, birthing the first wave of jihadist terrorism in the 1990s.
Al-Qaeda was linked to the Taliban through the "pledge of allegiance" that Osama bin Laden first offered in the 1990s to his Taliban counterpart Mullah Omar.
The two sides renewed the "pledge of…
Syria welcomed the 11th anniversary of the outbreak of the March popular protests with some shocking statistics, as the latest figures indicate that around seven million have been displaced within…
Discussing the relation between al-Qaeda and Iran develops into a conversation about quite a perilous situation. After all, the two conjoin over terroris operations on an international level in terms…
There are numerous al-Qaeda and ISIS factions active in the Lake Chad and Sahel region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique and other West African countries. The threats posed by…
In its 2018 National Defense Strategy, the Trump administration announced that “inter-state strategic competition, not terrorism,” is the United States’ main national security challenge. The world’s…
As the forces of ISIS are gradually defeated and its tactics change, violent extremism and its consequences remain a major threat to international peace, and therefore the need for a nuanced…
Syria's new president says he wants to build a country based on tolerance and inclusivity, but it remains doubtful his HTS base shares this view. Recent sectarian killings are a discouraging sign.
Will the trend of war, displacement, and escalation continue or will negotiations and deal-making put an end to the cycle of violence? The months ahead will be telling.
Speaking to Al Majalla, the Palestinian co-director of Best Documentary winner 'No Other Land' says he believes that solidarity with Gaza's suffering was a factor in his film's Oscars success
Tariffs and countermeasures are fracturing the system of globalisation on which the post-Cold War world was built. Prosperity and interconnectedness may break with it. The world stands on the brink.