Protests continue in various urban centres in Iraq (in particular, the capital and the cities of Basra, Nasiriyah, Najaf, al-Diwaniyah and Karbala), after first breaking out on 1 October. The protests were initially peaceful (with a high number of students taking part), but have progressively resulted in widespread violence and turmoil after Iraqi security forces […]
Ethiopia is a target of Islamic terrorism, but several factors make the risk of high-profile attacks moderate for the time being. The last significant operation ascribed to the Somali organisation al-Shabaab is the failed explosive attack in Addis Ababa (Bole area) in 2013 (only the attackers died). Although the group has not yet managed to […]
The 14 September attack – the most serious one since the beginning of Saudi intervention in Yemen – entails a risk of a further escalation between Iran and Saudi Arabia, with repercussions for security in the entire Middle East. Complete the form to receive the analysis by e-mail:
Eighteen years after the 11 September attacks, the original core leadership of al Qaeda has almost been completely neutralised. However, international events, particularly insurrections and conflicts in North Africa and the Middle East, have enabled the organization to reorganise and present itself with a different face that, in part, has also changed the perception of […]
Il 7 giugno 2019 le autorità keniote hanno confermato l’arresto di due soggetti sospettati di essere affiliati all’organizzazione terroristica somala al-Shabab e di aver pianificato un attacco presso l’hotel Hilton, situato all’interno del Central District Business (CDB) di Nairobi. L’arresto è avvenuto il 4 giugno 2019 dopo che i sospettati erano stati notati dal personale […]