Islamic State threat moves online, expands across Africa: Senior counter-terrorism expert
Two decades after the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, terror networks Al-Qaida and Islamic State – also known as Da’esh – continue to pose a grave threat to peace and security, adapting to new technologies and moving into some of the world’s most fragile regions, the top UN counter-terrorism official told the Security Council on Thursday. A herder leads his livestock away from fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIL in southern Mosul, Iraq. UN counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov presented the Secretary-General’s latest report on the threats posed by terrorist groups, saying that Da’esh continues to exploit the disruption, grievances and development setbacks caused by the pandemic to regroup, recruit new followers and intensify its activities – both online and on the ground. Ever-evolving threat “Today, we face transnational terrorist threats like Da’esh and Al-Qaida ...