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AQIM leader, Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdal, killed in Mali

Al Qaeda leader in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdal, was killed by French forces and their allied military in an operation in northern Mali, near the Algerian border, French Defense Minister announced on Friday. the key Islamist fighter and mentor of several Sahel jihadist groups that French forces had been hunting for more […]

Barcelona Attacks Turn Attention to Threat of Returning IS Jihadists across Gibraltar Strait- The Guardian

As the search intensifies to arrest the terrorists involved in the Catalonia attacks, the residual danger posed by ISIS foreign fighters in North Africa and Europe comes to the fore, said the Guardian in an article entitled “Moroccan ISIS terrorists ‘pose a threat on Europe’s doorstep” “Up to 1,000 jihadists are thought to have been […]

Egypt : Giant $4 billion Suez Canal II project announced

President Al Sisi has announced that a “giant project” will be launched at a tune of $4billion for the construction of a canal parallel to the Suez Canal. The project is expected to increase trade and also double the country’s earnings by more than 100%. The Suez Canal is an important sea route but militants […]