France24: November 2015 Paris attacks trial ends – Several grey areas remain
Main suspect Salah Abdeslam started the trial by proudly saying he was a “soldier” of Islamic State, which has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
- July 22, 2019
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Don’t believe the Hype: The Wagner Group’s Presence in Mali
Compounded by the tensions between Russia, Europe, and the United States as well as by France’s waning influence in the Sahel in West Africa, Wagner became an unexpected leverage asset for West African countries and another Russian sanctions’ target for the EU and the United States. - July 8, 2022
France24: November 2015 Paris attacks trial ends – Several grey areas remain
Main suspect Salah Abdeslam started the trial by proudly saying he was a "soldier" of Islamic State, which has claimed responsibility for the attacks. - October 29, 2019
Paris Peace Forum 2019 countdown
Yan St-Pierre and Susanne Schröder will be attending the Paris Peace Forum this year. In the light of MOSECON's ongoing engagement in Nigeria, the Sahel region and the Middle East, the forum offers a great platform for building collaborations and networking with like-minded professionals.
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Don’t believe the Hype: The Wagner Group’s Presence in Mali
Compounded by the tensions between Russia, Europe, and the United States as well as by France’s waning influence in the Sahel in West Africa, Wagner became an unexpected leverage asset for West African countries and another Russian sanctions’ target for the EU and the United States.
Coup in Burkina Faso: Realpolitik and shifting geostrategic dynamics
Burkina Faso is now the 3rd Sahel country since 08/20 to experience a putsch, while another possible attempt was thwarted in Niger in 03/21. It is also the 4th coup in northern Africa in less than a year after Chad, Guinea, and Sudan. This suggests that the deterrents the international community uses to stop this trend are failing and that military officials in the region see little impediment to seizing power.
France 24: Paris terror attacks trial
France24 spoke to Yan St-Pierre about how the terror threat in Europe has evolved since the 2015 Paris attacks, as well as how successive anti-terrorism laws have fundamentally changed France’s legal landscape since then.
#Alqaida Zentral hat in den letzten Jahren stark an Macht über die anderen AQ Einheiten verloren, aber #Zawahiri hatte noch Einfluss. Es wird interessant sein zu sehen, wie AQ Zentral jetzt Einfluss behalten kann.
https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2022-08/al-kaida-chef-bei-cia-einsatz-getoetet
La "centrale" #alquaida a perdu en influence au cours des années mais #Zawahiri était malgré tout en mesure d'influer les autres entities du groupe. Avec son décès, il sera intéressant d'observer le degré d'influence que la centrale pourra maintenir.
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/08/02/les-etats-unis-ont-tue-ayman-al-zawahiri-le-chef-d-al-qaida-selon-des-medias-americains_6136882_3210.html#xtor=AL-32280270-[default]-[android]
#Alqaida "central" lost significant influence over other AQ entities over the years, but #Zawahiri still held some sway. Will be interesting to see how AQ central retains its influence now.
U.S. Drone Strike Kills Ayman al-Zawahri, Top Qaeda Leader https://nyti.ms/3oJV6sK
En moins de deux ans, et avec une accélération signifiante depuis environ 10 mois, l'expansion du terrorisme vers le nord du #Togo comme de le nord du Bénin, parvient à provoquer une autre crise humanitaire émergente. 1/
Togo: après les attaques, les populations continuent à quitter les villages du Nord https://rfi.my/8bC9.t
Worrying numbers that reflect political polarization in the U.S. & the increasing numbers of militia recruits & militias. While more research is needed, it could also reflect a broader normalization of the use of violence as a sociopolitical response. 1/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/19/one-in-five-us-adults-condone-political-violence-survey?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other