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Warlord Khalifa Haftar’s military offensive to take control of Tripoli has stalled for six months on the city’s outskirts. Essential to Haftar’s ambitions is full control of…
The same day, state media reported that the authorities in the regional capital, Urumqi, had passed a regulation banning the wearing of burqas. Over the past two years, violence…
Profile of the Kasserine region.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208335
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Weakened and dispersed since it was driven from its stronghold in Sirte in late 2016, IS has struggled to reassert itself, though it remains capable of carrying out attacks.
Instability in Libya has exacerbated an already fraught security environment in the Maghreb and the Sahel. Several militant groups co-exist in these parts, usually in competition…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198282
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The military launched 'Operation Sinai 2018' on February 9 to “confront terrorism”, covering the north and middle Sinai, the Nile Delta and the desert areas west of the Nile…
However, the pace of expansion is uneven, partly due to local policy and security responses, as well as jihadist group priorities. Nonetheless, jihadist growth remains a major…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283205
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Though details remain to be decided, a joint declaration made the same day by France and its European, Canadian and African partners has set a June 2022 deadline for devising…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267957
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Although resistance will likely be fiercer in the centre of the city, particularly from ISG snipers and booby traps, the spokesman was confident that they would take control of…
Lower global oil prices contributing to new tensions in both oil-producing and oil-importing countries.