Islamic State (IS) militants claimed responsibility for two major bombings that underscored the group’s spread across the region. In Cairo, 25 people were killed in a suicide attack at a Coptic Christian church.
The Islamic State militant group continues to present an active threat amid ongoing offensives against the group in Syria, Iraq and Libya with a failed offensive on the Syrian government-held town of Palmyra and a counter attack in Mosul which forced the withdrawal Iraqi troops.
PGI’s Weekly Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Briefing provides an overview of key developments from across the region in the past seven days.
PGI’s Weekly Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Briefing provides an overview of key developments from across the region in the past seven days.
Developments over the past week highlight the extent to which the Islamist militant threat remains elevated across much of North Africa. PGI reports on this and more.
In what is seen as a significant move, Pakistan and Bahrain are to increase economic cooperation according to local press. Elsewhere, the so called Islamic State remained under pressure from offensives in both Iraq and Syria.
PGI notes many incidents across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region over the past week. More detail of the US-backed offensive on the ISIS-held city of Mosul.
PGI’s Weekly Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Briefing provides an overview of key developments from across the region in the past seven days.
PGI’s Weekly Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Briefing provides an overview of key developments from across the region in the past seven days.
PGI’s Weekly Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Briefing provides an overview of key developments from across the region in the past seven days.
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