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 […]
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 […]