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Washington has changed its stance on Islamist extremist group Isis, in January the US didn't view them as a threat eclipsing Al Qaeda, recent events, however, have resulted in a turnaround. Picture Supplied.

Terrorist networks

[OPINION] Isis is on its knees, but its legacy will long haunt the Middle East

By The Conversation

After three years of violence, Islamic State has encountered a major defeat that could mean that its end is near.

  • Washington has changed its stance on Islamist extremist group Isis, in January the US didn't view them as a threat eclipsing Al Qaeda, recent events however have resulted in a turn around. Picture Supplied.

    [LISTEN] Lone wolves: The new face of Isis fighters

    Jasmine Opperman, the head of Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium in SA, says South Africa is vulnerable to terrorism attacks and it’s now a question of when it will be attacked.

    2130 days ago
  • The South African flag flies near Qunu, 26 June 2013. Picture: AFP.

    US diplomatic mission cooperating with SA authorities over terror threats alert

    Police have declined to comment, saying merely they are aware of the statement on the embassy’s web site

    2173 days ago
  • Soldiers and police patrol on Brussels' Grand Place as the Belgian capital remains on the highest possible alert level on November 23, 2015. Belgian police arrested five more people in a new series of anti-terrorism raids Monday, prosecutors said, as the capital Brussels was locked down for a third day under a state of maximum alert. Picture: AFP.

    Number of terrorist attacks fell in 2015 - US report

    The State Department said the drop was due to fewer attacks in Iraq, Pakistan & Nigeria.

    2176 days ago
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  • FILE: French police officers stand guard in front of the headquarters of French newspaper Liberation as editorial staff of French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo and Liberation meet, on 9 January 2015 in Paris, after a deadly attack that occurred on 7 January by armed gunmen on the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo. Picture: AFP.

    France arrests man over plans to attack church

    A 24-year-old IT student was arrested on Sunday in southeast Paris.

    2583 days ago
  • US forces launched raids in Libya and Somalia on Saturday. Picture: AFP

    US launches raids in Libya and Somalia

    US forces have captured a top al Qaeda figure wanted for the 1998 US embassy bombings in Kenya.

    3147 days ago
  • A screengrab from a CNN video taking a look at the Al-Shabaab militant group claiming responsibility for the deadly attack at the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Picture: CNN

    The Africa Report: 26 September

    EWN’s Africa Correspondent Jean-Jacques Cornish reports on the day’s top African news

    3156 days ago
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