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ISCAP Archives

3 weeks ago | longwarjournal.org | Caleb Weiss |Ryan O'Farrell |Bill Roggio

Analysis: Islamic State attempts suicide bombing in Uganda | On June 3, the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province (ISCAP) attempted an unsuccessful suicide bombing targeting Christian worshippers near Kampala, Uganda. The failed attack marks the second time that ISCAP has utilized a female suicide bomber and the first attack inside Uganda since December 2023.
uganda Archives

3 weeks ago | longwarjournal.org | Caleb Weiss |Ryan O'Farrell |Bill Roggio |Thomas Joscelyn

Analysis: Islamic State attempts suicide bombing in Uganda | On June 3, the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province (ISCAP) attempted an unsuccessful suicide bombing targeting Christian worshippers near Kampala, Uganda. The failed attack marks the second time that ISCAP has utilized a female suicide bomber and the first attack inside Uganda since December 2023.
Somalia Archives

Dec 3, 2024 | longwarjournal.org | Caleb Weiss |Bill Roggio |Ryan O'Farrell

Analysis: AQAP praises Shabaab’s activities in East Africa | In the latest issue of its Sada al-Malahem magazine, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) heaped significant praise on recent operations conducted by Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa. The article is another data point regarding the open support between these Al Qaeda branches.
East Africa Archives

Dec 3, 2024 | longwarjournal.org | Caleb Weiss |Bill Roggio |Ryan O'Farrell |Thomas Joscelyn

Analysis: AQAP praises Shabaab’s activities in East Africa | In the latest issue of its Sada al-Malahem magazine, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) heaped significant praise on recent operations conducted by Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa. The article is another data point regarding the open support between these Al Qaeda branches.
FDD's Long War Journal

Sep 14, 2024 | longwarjournal.org | Bill Roggio |Janatan Sayeh |Caleb Weiss |Ryan O'Farrell

US and Iraqi forces kill Islamic State leaders | Abu-‘Ali al-Tunisi, one of the killed Islamic State (IS) leaders, had a $5 million bounty on his head. The raid against the IS cell took place one week before the news of the drawdown of US forces from Iraq. US Treasury Department designates Islamic State facilitators across Africa | Yesterday, the US Treasury Department sanctioned three Islamic State facilitators based in Zambia, Uganda, and South Africa.
Analysis: Islamic State strikes in western Uganda

Oct 19, 2023 | fdd.org | Caleb Weiss |Ryan O'Farrell

Over the last week, the Islamic State, through its Central Africa Province (known locally as the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF) has conducted and officially claimed two ambushes against civilians in western Uganda. These two attacks respectively represent the third and fourth Islamic State attacks in Uganda since December 2022 and indicate that the group is attempting to reestablish a sustained presence in western Uganda for the first time since 2007.
Analysis: Islamic State strikes in western Uganda

Oct 18, 2023 | longwarjournal.org | Caleb Weiss |Ryan O'Farrell

Over the last week, the Islamic State, through its Central Africa Province (known locally as the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF) has conducted and officially claimed two ambushes against civilians in western Uganda. These two attacks respectively represent the third and fourth Islamic State attacks in Uganda since December 2022 and indicate that the group is attempting to reestablish a sustained presence in western Uganda for the first time since 2007.
PULI: Uganda’s Other (Short-lived) Jihadi Group

Jul 25, 2023 | longwarjournal.org | Caleb Weiss |Ryan O'Farrell

Scholars and practitioners in the counter-terrorism or jihadology spheres are by now more than familiar with the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province (ISCAP), better known locally as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), and its reign of terror in both the DR Congo and its native Uganda.