Burkina Faso: Armed Group Kills Civilians
Human Rights Watch November 4, 2026 Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, October 25, 2021. © 2021 Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images An Al-Qaeda-linked armed group killed at least 27 civilians in two attacks in Burkina Faso’s northern Yatenga province in September 2026. The group’s relentless, unlawful attacks put civilians across Burkina Faso at grave risk. The laws of war prohibit attacking civilians, and those who order, commit, or assist serious violations of the law
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Mozambique: Bloodshed by Islamists in Makonde Districts
By MOZTIMES November 2, 2026 © 2024 The Mozambique Times, All rights reserved. Islamists behead people found producing traditional alcoholic drinks. Islamic State claims responsibility for killing 14 people last week in the two predominantly Makonde districts. Pemba (MOZTIMES) – At least five people were beheaded by jihadist insurgents between Friday and Saturday on farms in the low-lying areas of Muidumbe and Mueda districts, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delga
The Mozambique Times
5 days ago
Libya Summons US Envoy To Protest at Trump Remarks
By Menna Alaa El-Din, Ahmed Elumami, Bhargav Acharya and Valerie Volcovici October 26, 2026 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo (Reuters) Oct 25 (Reuters) - Libya’s foreign ministry summoned the US chargé d’affaires on Sunday to protest against rally statements by President Donald Trump it described as “offensive”, after he called the North African nation “terror-infested”. • The ministry said it rejected any statements that “undermine the dignity of its people or diminish thei
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Nov 1
Jordan Strikes Terrorists In Syria In Retaliation For Church Attack
By Ahmad Sharawi October 27, 2026 A Jordanian F-16. (@ArmedforcesJo on X) The Royal Jordanian Air Force launched multiple airstrikes on October 26, targeting what it called terrorist organizations in southern Syria that were linked to the perpetrators of Friday’s attack on St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church, in Karak Governorate. The terrorist attack on the church killed nine people and wounded 34 others. The Jordanian Armed Forces named the October 26 operation “Jordanian De
FDD’s Long War Journal
Nov 1
At Least 62 Killed In Attack On A Community In Nigeria
By Dyepkazah Shibayan October 27, 2026 /An unidentified woman sells Nigerian national flags during an event to mark Nigeria independence day in Lagos, Nigeria, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File). ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 62 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a community in northeastern Nigeria, the country’s emergency agency said Tuesday. The attack, reportedly carried out by criminals known as bandits, happened on Friday in Binnari community locat
Human Rights Watch
Oct 26
Argentina Designates Criminal Groups As Terrorist Organizations
By Almudena Calatrava October 23, 2026 President Donald Trump, center left, shakes hands with Javier Milei, President of Argentina, during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci,File) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina has designated five Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups, including Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, as terrorist organizations, aligning itself with the security polici
AP News
Oct 26
Togo Country Report - April 2026
Togo has faced political crisis since its controversial 2024 constitutional reform, which the opposition widely views as President Faure Gnassingbé’s attempt to extend his 20-year rule. In May 2025, Gnassingbé assumed the post of President of the Council of Ministers without a popular vote.
Genocide Watch
Oct 26
Mozambique: Terrorists Targeting Civilians in Cabo Delgado
By AIM October 19, 2026 FILE – For illustration purposes only. [File photo: Lusa] Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) has increasingly targeted civilians in the districts of Mocimboa da Praia, Muidumbe, and Macomia, in the southern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado over the months of August and September. According to the latest report carried out by the independent conflict registration project ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project), the terrorists have been tig
Club of Mozambique
Oct 25
Mali: Military Attacks On Civilians, Insurgent Abuses
Human Rights Watch October 19, 2026 Screenshot of a video posted online and analyzed by Human Rights Watch showing the destruction of a health center following an apparent Malian military drone strike in Talahandak village in the northern Kidal region, Mali, on July 29, 2026. © Private, Human Rights Watch. Malian armed forces and their allies have since July 2026 responded to mounting attacks by Islamist and separatist armed groups with abusive counterinsurgency operations
Human Rights Watch
Oct 18
US Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Could Get $500K Under New Bill
By Billal Rahman 18 October 2026 ICE agents confront protesters as they gather outside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall where ICE is housing detained immigrants on June 8 in Newark, New Jersey. Spencer Platt/Getty Images U.S. citizens wrongfully arrested or detained by immigration authorities could receive at least $500,000 in damages under a new bill introduced in Congress. Democratic Representative Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico introduced the Justice fo
Newsweek
Oct 17
US law enforcement grapple with AI-enabled terrorisM
By Johana Bhuiyan and Nick Robins-Early October 14, 2026 From the FBI to local police departments, US authorities are increasingly warning of would-be terrorists using chatbots to plan attacks and anti-AI extremist threats A previously unreported cache of law enforcement and intelligence agency documents show that law enforcement agencies have, since 2021, considered AI both a tool and a target of would-be terrorists. Composite: The Guardian/ Getty Images In May 2025, a 25-ye
The Guardian
Oct 17
