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Somalia's clan dynamics
19 Apr 2012
Somalia's clans have played an important role in the campaigns waged by jihadist groups operating in the country, from Al-Ittihad al-Islamiyya (AIAI) in the 1990s, through the Union of Islamic More
Somalia's clan dynamics
Somalia's clans have played an important role in the campaigns waged by jihadist groups operating in the country, from Al-Ittihad al-Islamiyya (AIAI) in the 1990s, through the Union of Islamic
Thailand's terrorism nexus
The violent unravelling of a bomb plot in the Thai capital, Bangkok, in February and the apparently unrelated seizure of a large cache of explosive precursor materials from a warehouse outside the
International terrorist attacks prompt allegations against Iran
The premature detonation of an explosive device in a rented apartment in the Thai capital of Bangkok on 14 February exposed an alleged plot by three apparent Iranian nationals to carry out an
JTIC Brief: Norway convicts Al-Qaeda linked terrorist cell
Two men were convicted on 30 January by Oslo District Court in Norway of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism. The convictions were the first under Norwegian terrorism laws, and related to a plot
FARC's strategic evolution
The ongoing threat posed in Colombia by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia: FARC) was demonstrated on 20 January, when approximately 100 FARC
A thorn in Myanmar's side
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the armed wing of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), has been the focus of a sustained counter-insurgency offensive by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces)
Shabab's spying game
Over the past year, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has announced a series of defections of fighters from Islamist militant group the Shabab. Such defections are trumpeted as
JTIC Brief: AQAP’s occupation of Rada in Yemen
Arabic language news reported on 17 January that jihadists under the leadership of Sheikh Tariq al-Dhahab had gained control over parts of the town of Rada in the Yemeni governorate of Al-Bayda.
Malian army clashes with new hardline Tuareg group
Fighting between the Malian army and suspected members of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (Mouvement National pour la Libération de l'Azawad: MNLA) erupted on 17 January
OSINT Summary: Baghdad bombings highlight Iraq’s precarious sectarian balance
On 22 December, a co-ordinated series of approximately 12 explosive device attacks killed at least 63 people and wounded more than 170 others in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. In the most notable of the
Libya's interim leadership elects new prime minister
El-Keib, an electrical engineer by training and previously a professor at the University of Tripoli, won 26 of the 51 votes available, defeating four other candidates. As he promised, former Prime
Tensions escalate as US alleges Iranian plot
The United States government has publicly accused Iran of attempting to hire a Mexican drugs gang to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the US. On 12 October, US Attorney-General Eric