AFGHANISTAN, April 7 - Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 5, 2023Authors: Brian Carter, Liam Karr, Kathryn Tyson, and Peter MillsTo receive the Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update via email, please subscribe. Al Qaeda–linked militants have continued attacking Malian security forces in the region surrounding Mali’s capital since it launched an offensive in the area in January 2023. [34] The Burkinabe security forces only have 6,400 army members and 4,200 gendarmeries to secure the country. [44] This pattern demonstrates a concerted effort to challenge security forces’ ability to travel throughout the region. [53] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64899335[54] https://twitter.com/AfghanAnalyst2/status/1636991464801443843; https://...[55] https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/islamic-state-khorasans-expanded-vision-...[56] https://twitter.com/cozyduke_apt29/status/1640062258087882752[57] https://twitter.com/Mukhtarwafayee/status/1643244429577256962[58] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/salafi-jihadi-movement-wee...[59] https://twitter.com/abdsayedd/status/1642605418177241090 ; https://www...[60] https://twitter.com/abdsayedd/status/1642795530538430468[61] https://www dot khaama dot com/daesh-is-not-a-major-threat-to-afghanistan-mujahid; https://8am dot media/eng/taliban-spokesman-accuses-some-countries-of-using-isis-against-taliban-in-afghanistan[62] https://www.csis.org/blogs/examining-extremism/examining-extremism-islam...[63] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59080871; https://abcnews.go.com/In...[64] https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/Transcripts/Article/3340646/house-armed-se...[65] https://www dot khaama dot com/security-forces-discover-isis-weaponry-mine-making-center-in-northern-afghanistan; https://twitter.com/AfghanAnalyst2/status/1639930692329930752[66] https://www dot independentpersian dot com/node/317361[67] https://twitter.com/BakhtarNA/status/1640993543224164353[68] https://www.iswresearch.org/2022/01/intelligence-information-report-uzbe...[69] https://www dot geo dot tv/latest/479282-lakki-marwat-terror-attack-leaves-four-cops-dead[70] https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistani-taliban-kill-4-police-officers-injur...

Source: ABC News April 07, 2023 22:19 UTC