Intensifying Extremism: UN Report Highlights Growing Terror Threats in Africa and Beyond

UN warns of growing terror threats from ISIS and Al-Qaida, especially in Africa and Syria

Experts also warn of increasing financial strain on ISIS, with fighter salaries hitting record lows and new covert methods being used to move funds undetected

Terror groups ‘may exploit’ tensions in South Asia, UN report warns

ISLAMABAD: In the aftermath of the April 22 attack in occupied Kashmir, regional relations “remain fragile” and there is a risk that terrorist groups “may exploit these”, a UN monitoring report has warned. The assessment came in the thirty-sixth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, which was submitted to the UN Security Council Committee earlier this week. The report, covering January to June 2025, warned that terroris…

Threat From Al-Qaeda-Affiliated Terrorist Groups Growing in Africa: UN Report

The threat from various offshoots of the terrorist groups ISIS and al-Qaeda is growing in parts of Africa, and they are seizing more territory, according to a July 24 report sent to the U.N. Security Council. The report by the U.N.’s analytical support and sanctions monitoring team was published as another Islamist terrorist group, al-Shabaab, captured a key town, Mahaas, in Somalia on July 27, according to witnesses. Al-Shabaab, which is affili…

UN experts warn of IS, al-Qaeda’s Africa threats, risks in Syria

The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaeda extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are growing in Syria, which both groups view as  "a strategic base for external operations," UN experts said in a new report. Their report to the UN Security Council circulated Wednesday said West Africa's al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin group, known as JNIM, and East Africa's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab have …

Islamic State and al-Qaida Threat Is Intense in Africa, with Growing Risks in Syria, UN Experts Say

The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are growing in Syria, which both groups view as a “a strategic base for external operations,” U.N. experts said in a new report.

Generation Jihad | New UN report on state of global jihad

Bill is joined by Caleb Weiss and Edmund Fitton-Brown to analyze the UN's latest Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team report on the evolving threats posed by Al Qaeda and the Islamic State — from their current state and leadership to the geopolitical influences at play and strategic significance of areas like Syria, Iraq, and Somalia