At the recent African Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo stunned the audience with the allegation that “Russian mercenaries are on our northern border”. Further, he claimed, “that a mine in the southern part of Burkina…

Issue 370 of the Islamic State’s (IS) official al-Naba newsletter features an article titled “The al-Fallujah Complex!” The article was seemingly prompted by the news that the US intends to name an amphibious assault ship after the city in which the referenced…

It is through Pakistan's blood that the cost of terrorism has been paid. In the last two decades, Pakistan has lost $126 billion of its treasure, with a human cost of 83,000 killed and armed forces/police casualties numbering 9000. The conflict has created…

With deep regional history and local roots, abundant manpower, and a deep weapons arsenal, Al-Qaeda’s Al-Shabaab branch is one of the world’s most powerful, dynamic, and capable militant organizations.

On December 23, a shooting took place in the 10th District of Paris. The attack targeted 'Ahmet Kaya' Kurdish Cultural Center, a restaurant and a barber shop owned by Kurdish immigrants. Three people were killed and three more were injured. The attacker was…

The Voice of Khorasan, a magazine by the media outlet for the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), recently published a brief bio of and a statement by Shaykh Shaheed Abu Ubaitha, the alleged mastermind of the 2019 attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The…

Reports circulated on December 20th confirmed the arrest of Antonio Oseguera Cervantes “Tony Montana”, brother of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes “El Mencho'' and a lead figure within the Jalisco Nueva Generacion Cartel organization (CJNG). Antonio was arrested…

Last month, tensions in the Western Balkans boiled up to their most dangerous levels in recent memory at a time when they have been simmering at a hotter temperature than usual.

On November 5th, 2022, Greece’s anarchist urban guerrilla network, the Direct Action Cells (DAC), released a communique claiming two separate attacks on the heels of another claim at the end of October, which broke the group’s brief operational hiatus from…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and other global actors are facing an increasingly unstable situation in the Sahel region. This comes amid a rise in violent extremist organization (VEO) activity in Mali…

Ovidio Guzmán López “ El Raton '', a head figure in Los Chapitos faction of The Sinaloa Cartel, Leader of Los Menores Faction in the Pacific Cartel, and son of former Cartel leader Joaquín Guzmán “El Chapo” had been recaptured in an operation headed by Mexico’s…

Ethiopian Forces were supplied with a range of weapons from various countries over the past years. As the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) were fighting the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), the government…

On January 11, the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) conducted a suicide bombing targeting the Afghan foreign ministry facility in the capital city of Kabul.

Flashpoints is a new series by Militant Wire that examines the world’s most dangerous conflict zones and their potential impact on global security. The ongoing insurgency in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado poses a significant threat to both…

The Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) has markedly intensified their criticism of Taliban foreign relations in recent months with one of the primary targets being China. ISKP seeks to undermine the Taliban’s credibility amongst hardliners by pointing…

Since the onset of the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s Wagner organization has attracted global media attention, boosted its operational profile, and has been involved in some of the most intense fighting of the war.

In early January 2023, unconfirmed reports circulated that France would announce the departure of the French special forces dubbed ‘Operation Sabre’ stationed in Kamboinsin, on the outskirts of the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou. The complete withdrawal is…

In Nigeria, two significant events occurred between Christmas and the New Year. The first took place on December 29th with an explosion in Kogi State. What is particularly newsworthy about the incident is that the blast occurred while President Muhammadu…

Since the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria lost their territorial caliphate and their ranks were decimated by local forces and the international coalition, related networks have received much less attention from the international media — save for fleeting…