Nigeria: ISWAP extremists launching attack drones

The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) is now using armed drones for attacks in Nigeria. Analysts say authorities must adopt a new counterterrorism strategy to defeat the insurgents.

Nigeria’s armed groups are entering the drone age and the state must respond - Africa at LSE

Following the Christmas Day airstrikes by the US, terrorist groups in northern Nigeria are becoming more defiant and are embracing new technology, writes Ezenwa Olumba. Counter-terrorism strategy will need to adapt to this new reality. On Christmas Day 2025, US President Donald Trump ordered air and drone strikes against insurgent groups in Sokoto State in

Anatomy of a counter-insurgency - MR Online

The defanging of the George Floyd Uprising was not accidental but was rather a deliberate attempt on the part of the American ruling class to regain social control in the wake of the largest and most militant protests in recent memory. This article examines the dimensions of how this defanging took place: how, within the space of two weeks, we went from burning down a police station to making small budgetary demands.

Radio silence: How the defence of Sudan's el-Fasher collapsed after comms blackout

Soldiers who fled the North Darfur city describe how jamming of radios and satellite phones left troops confused and isolated as the RSF attacked

Remotely Coerced Violence: 764, The Com Network, and the Hybridization of Threats - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Abstract: This article examines 764 and the wider Com Network as a case study in remotely coerced violence and the hybridization of contemporary terrorist and violent extremist threats. It argues that nihilistic violent extremism is best understood as a victim-driven, youth-centered online ecosystem in which status, belonging, and identity are earned through the production, circulation, … Continued

Fall of Assad: The end of the PKK?

This report examines the possible consequences of Assad’s fall on the PKK and the broader Kurdish movement in the region.

The resurgence of fortified landscapes in West Africa

West African states respond to insurgencies by building city walls and fortifying borders, balancing protection with rural vulnerabilities.

Exclusive: Long-range 'kamikaze' drones seen near RSF base could worsen conflict in Sudan

More than a dozen long-range kamikaze drones seen near an airport controlled by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces during a major air assault on army territory in May indicate the paramilitaries have new weapons that could alter the course of the war.

History Illustrated: Death from above: Drones take aim at gangs in Haiti

The use of ‘kamikaze’ drones to target gang members in crowded Haitian slums being called ‘ineffective’.

RSF-aligned politician killed by drone attack in rare assassination in Sudan war | The National

Paramilitary group blames army for lethal strike that killed founding member of coalition loyal to the RSF

It's Safer in the Front

Faced with intensifying repression and state violence, there is an understandable inclination to seek safety by avoiding confrontation. But this is not always the most effective strategy.

Two Waves of Bombing: New Videos Reveal Further Details About Iran School Strike - bellingcat

Analysis suggests there were at least two waves of strikes carried out in the area around the IRGC complex and adjacent girls' school.

Exclusive: Iranian girls killed by ‘double-tap’ strikes on Minab school

Eyewitnesses describe second blast which killed survivors as they sheltered in prayer hall

Ukrainian drone strikes have plunged Russia’s internet into crisis. Meduza explains why the damage has been so extensive, and why a full recovery will likely take months. — Meduza

Overnight on October 11, Ukrainian forces launched a drone strike on a Yandex data center in Russia’s Vladimir region. It was the third attack in a row on the Russian tech giant’s infrastructure: On October 8 and 9, drones targeted facilities in Sasovo, in the Ryazan region, and in Kaluga, respectively.

Drones in the African Battlespaces

C/O Futures Book ReviewLisa J. Campbell22 May 2026Addressing in their book an increasingly prescient topic, the co-editors of Drones in the African Battlespaces, have a background of research in security policy, defense, and global arms concerns. Wayne Stephen Coetzee, a senior lecturer in Political Science at the International Programme in Politics and Economics at the University West in Sweden, has focused his research on security politics, emphasizing the interactions between public and priva