Boko Haram Releases Video Threatening Media Houses
Boko Haram has released a video threatening to attack a dozen media houses, for what they consider a misrepresentation of the group’s activity, biased pro-government views and an offensive stance against Islam. The 18-minute long video, released on 8 July, threatens local outlets such as Punch, Daily Sun, Vanguard and The Guardian, but also French RFI […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/boko-haram-releases-video-threatening-media-houses/
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula: Capitalising on the Chaos
The roots of the current protracted and brutal war engulfing Yemen, the worst in the countries history, are multi-faceted and deep-seated. The on-going conflict and failures of the peace talks are leading to entrenched schisms in the very social fabric of the country. One of the main benefactors of this has been Al-Qaeda in the […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/al-qaeda-in-the-arabian-peninsula-capitalising-on-the-chaos/
Spotlight on Humanitarian Crisis in Lake Chad
AFRICA BRIEF: This week, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported that 200 people had died over the last month in Bama IDP camp in Borno state, Nigeria. Continued
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/06/africa-brief-20th-27th-june/
Annual Strategic Brief 2016: “Geopolitics in the Middle East”
Please click here to read the full paper Contents [accordion] [pane title=”Chapter 1: The Syrian Conflict & the Failure of the West”] This chapter gives a brief historiographical account of how the Arab revolution caught the world and the west off guard. It explains the origins of civil war in Syria and the emergence of […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/06/annual-strategic-brief-2016-geopolitics-in-the-middle-east/
EU extends EUNAVFOR Med until 27th July 2017
Coinciding with the World Refugee Day, the European Union extended on the 20th June the mandate of EUNAVFOR Med (Operation Sophia) until 27 July 2017. The area of operations of this EU military missions is within the Central Mediterranean, predominantly off the Libyan and Italian coasts. Currently the mission has four surface vessels and six […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/06/eu-extends-eunavfor-med-until-27th-july-2017/
Renewed Violence After Latest Boko Haram Raid
AFRICA BRIEF: On Thursday 16 June, Boko Haram fighters killed 18 women who were attending the funeral of a community leader in Kuda village in Adamawa State, Northeast Nigeria. Continued
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/africa-brief/2016/06/africa-brief-13th-19th-june/
Unravelling ISIS Strategy in the West
STRATEGIC COMMENT:Following the attacks in Paris, Brussels and in the United States, the question remains what strategy, if any, ISIS is employing in the West. Continued
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/06/unravelling-isis-strategy-in-the-west/
One Year in Office: An Assessment of Nigeria’s Counterinsurgency Strategy Under President Buhari
STRATEGIC COMMENT: In this post, IISA briefly considers several socio-political elements that suggest that the Nigerian government needs to rethink and widen its counter-insurgency strategy. Continued
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/06/one-year-in-office-an-assessment-of-nigerias-counterinsurgency-strategy-under-president-buhari/
The Potential Fallouts from the Killing of Mullah Mansour: An opportunity or strategic decision?
The killing of Mullah Mansour comes at a crucial time in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This crucial period is characterised by factors on both the state and non-state level. On the state level, the peace process, supported by Pakistan, China and US has stagnated, the Afghan government remains weak and bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/06/the-potential-fallouts-from-the-killing-of-mullah-mansour-an-opportunity-or-strategic-decision/
Last Week of May was the Deadliest so far for Refugees
According to preliminary data by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), from May 25 to May 31, approximately 1,083 refugees were reportedly dead or missing in nine separate incidents while en route to Europe. The majority of these deaths have occurred in the so called “Central Mediterranean route”. Many refugees embark on unsuitable vessels from Libya or […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/refugee-report-articles/2016/06/last-week-of-may-was-the-deadliest-so-far-for-refugees/
