“Hamas provided hiding places for leaders of Palestinian Islamic Jihad during
Israel’s five-day offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to a report Sunday.
The terror group’s military wing lent its assistance after Israel began
Operation Shield and Arrow with the assassination of three senior PIJ
commanders on Tuesday, Channel 12 news reported, without citing sources. Hamas,
which rules the Gaza Strip, did not actively take part in the recent round of
violence, effectively helping to keep it limited. In its campaign, Israel
eliminated some of PIJ’s senior leadership in a series of airstrikes, while the
terror group fired some 1,500 rockets at Israel until an Egyptian-brokered
ceasefire came into effect Saturday night.”











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The Times Of Israel: Hamas Gave Sanctuary To Islamic Jihad Leaders During
5-Day Gaza Operation — Report
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“Hamas provided hiding places for leaders of Palestinian Islamic Jihad during
Israel’s five-day offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to a report Sunday.
The terror group’s military wing lent its assistance after Israel began
Operation Shield and Arrow with the assassination of three senior PIJ
commanders on Tuesday, Channel 12 news reported, without citing sources. Hamas,
which rules the Gaza Strip, did not actively take part in the recent round of
violence, effectively helping to keep it limited. In its campaign, Israel
eliminated some of PIJ’s senior leadership in a series of airstrikes, while the
terror group fired some 1,500 rockets at Israel until an Egyptian-brokered
ceasefire came into effect Saturday night.”



Garowe Online: Kenya Set To Reopen Border Points With Somalia Shut Over
Al-Shabaab Raids
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“Kenya is set to re-open three border posts with Somalia shut down a few years
ago over persistent Al-Shabaab attacks, the country's Interior Minister Kithure
Kindiki announced, in what would be a relief for traders across the two
nations. For the last twelve years, the border points of Mandera/Belet Hawo
[Belethawal, Liboi- Harhar/Dhobley and Kiunga/Ras Kamboni were closed by
President Uhuru Kenyatta's

administration but his term ended before the conclusion of the talks. Kenya,
Kindiki said, is currently leading talks to reserve the decision with the East
African nation focusing on the resumption of trade between the two countries
and the free movement of people. On Monday, a meeting termed as ‘critical’ will
be held between the two countries, Kindiki told The Star. ‘We will be having
important engagements on Monday morning with the Somalia delegation with the
view of re-opening the three border points between the two countries,’ he said.”




The CEP CounterPoint: Expert Analysis

* CEP-KAS: Sahel Monitoring April 2023
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* ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in April 2023
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* Accounts for White Supremacist Active Clubs Allowed to Remain on Instagram
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* CEP-KAS: Sahel Monitoring March 2023
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* Afghanistan Terrorism Report: March 2023
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United States



Daily Mail: Afghan On The FBI's Terror Watchlist Is Arrested At The Southern
Border Trying To Illegally Creep Into US With A Group Of Migrants - As Border
Agents Slam Joe Biden For Not Extending Title 42
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“An Afghan national on the FBI's terror watchlist has been captured trying to
sneak into the US at the southern border near San Digeo - as border patrol
agents continue to slam Joe Biden for letting Title 42 expire. Multiple
officials in the region have confirmed the arrest, as the FBI has begun an
investigation on the attempt, where he tried to get in with a group of migrants
near the town of Otay Mesa. Border Patrol agents discovered the Afghan national
via a fingerprint scan that connected him to a terrorist screening database.
The suspect crossed the border just one day before the Biden administration
allowed Title 42 to end.”



Syria



Ahna News Agency: SDF Announce The Arrest Of ISIS Leader In Hasaka Countryside
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“The Media Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces stated that: ‘Our SDF
Special Units conducted, last Monday, a meticulously executed security
operation, dismantling an ISIS terrorist cell in the town of al-Dashisha, in
the southern countryside of Hasaka.’ The operation was supported by air
surveillance and ground support by the international coalition forces. As a
result, our units successfully apprehended the leader of the ISIS terrorist
cell alongside an accompanying suspect. The captured terrorist leader had been
actively planning terrorist attacks against our military, security forces, and
civilians. His actions posed a severe threat to the security and stability of
the region, in addition to facilitating the movement of terrorist cells. He was
directly responsible for their activities in the southern region of the Hasaka
and the northern region of Deir al-zor.”



Iran



Press TV: IRGC Intelligence Forces Bust Terror Network Linked To Daesh-K In
Southern Iran
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“The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) intelligence forces have
disbanded a terror network affiliated with Daesh Khorasan (Daesh-K) in Iran’s
southern province of Fars. The IRGC Intelligence Department, in cooperation
with Fajr Intelligence Organization of Fars Province, spotted and busted the
operational and media network of Daesh-K, an offshoot of the Daesh Takfiri
terrorist group in Afghanistan, and captured its main element in the province.
The ringleader, who was being monitored by IRGC forces for four years, was in
charge of recruiting extremist elements in a number of Iranian provinces,
including Tehran. The network has been smashed following a deadly terrorist
attack last October on the Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern city of Shiraz,
the capital of Fars province. The Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility
for the attack.”



Saudi Arabia


Al Arabiya News: Saudi Man Executed For Forming Terrorist Group To Carry Out
Attacks Within Kingdom
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“A Saudi national in al-Qassim was executed for forming and orchestrating a
terrorist group and for being in contact with other extremist groups in the
region with the aim of carrying out attacks within the Kingdom, the Ministry of
Interior said. Yasser bin Mohammed al-Asmari was executed on Monday after
different courts upheld the sentence and a royal order was issued to carry out
the death sentence. The ministry said in a statement that al-Asmari ‘formed a
terrorist cell that aimed at carrying out terrorist acts, acts of sabotage
within the Kingdom and to attack security personnel.’ He also contacted other
terrorist groups to offer support for his cell and ‘offered his allegiance to
the leader of a terrorist organization,’ the statement said.”



Middle East



i24 News: Israeli Forces Make Arrests In West Bank, Met With Gunfire By Armed
Palestinians
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“An exchange of fire between the Israeli military (IDF) and armed
Palestinians was reported at the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp in Jericho, as the
security forces attempted to makes arrests. A few hours later, another clash
was reported in the nearby West Bank city of Jenin. The IDF closed in on one
particular house, asking two wanted persons to turn themselves in, but were met
with a gun fire. Three others were detained for their part in the gunfight, in
addition to the original two suspects. One man was reportedly arrested in
Jenin.”



Nigeria



Reuters: Islamist Insurgents Kill Three Nigerian, Niger Troops, Wound 12
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“Three soldiers from Nigeria and Niger were killed and at least 12 others
were injured on Sunday after attacks by Islamist fighters in northeastern
Nigeria, two military sources said on Monday. The troops were part of the
Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) made up of forces from Benin, Cameroon,
Chad, Niger, and Nigeria that are seeking to end an Islamist insurgency that
has killed thousands and displaced millions more. A Nigerian military source
said that two Nigerian soldiers of the MNJTF were killed when their vehicle set
off an improvised explosive device while they were pursuing insurgents in the
Arege area in northeastern Borno state, the heartland of the insurgency. Ten
troops, including the commanding officer, were injured and another two
civilians working with the troops were also wounded, the source added.”



The Sun Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram Member Kills Self With Explosives To
Evade Arrest In Kaduna
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“A man suspected to be Boko Haram member ended up blowing himself

with explosives to evade arrest in Kaduna city. According to eye witnesses,
‘the family man took his own life using an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in
an attempt to evade arrest by security agencies on Monday morning at Ibrahim
Haske Road,KEKE community ,Kaduna Millennium City.’ ‘We heard gunshots at about
1 am when officials from the Department of State Services (DSS), soldiers, and
the police arrived his house.’ ‘When he noticed that he was surrounded, he used
explosives to end his life during an exchange of gunfire between him and the
security operatives.’ An eyewitness said a gun, AK-47 rifle was found inside
the house, with two other IEDs that were later detonated by the Anti-bomb squad
of the police.”



Germany



Associated Press: German Prosecutors Charge 4 Men Involved In Far-Right Group
With Crimes Of Violence
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“German authorities have filed charges against four alleged members of a
far-right group that aimed to kill left-wing extremists, following an
investigation targeting several organizations, prosecutors announced Monday.
The four men, identified only as Leon R., Maximilian A., Eric K. and Bastian
A., in line with local privacy rules, were charged with crimes including
serious bodily harm, resisting and attacking police officers, disturbing the
peace and violating Germany’s weapons law. The men were detained in central
Germany in April and federal prosecutors filed the charges earlier this month.
Prosecutors said the four were leading members of a far-right combat sports
group, ‘Knockout 51,’ which held training sessions at the local headquarters of
a small far-right party in the eastern city of Eisenach and aimed to
indoctrinate young men and train them in street fighting.”



India



The Kashmir Walla: Militant Conspiracy Case: NIA Raids 13 Locations In Kashmir
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“The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted raids at several
locations across the Kashmir Valley in a case related to militant conspiracy.
According to a statement, the raids were conducted in Anantnag, Srinagar,
Pulwama, Shopian and Budgam districts, during which incriminating material and
documents were also seized. The statement reads that the raids were conducted
in the premises’ of sympathizers, hybrid militants and OGWs linked with the
newly-formed offshoots and affiliates of several proscribed Pak-backed militant
organisations, including Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM),
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Al-Badr, Al-Qaeda, etc. ‘The raids were part of the
ongoing investigations of NIA in the militant conspiracy case, involving the
activities of OGWs and cadres in support of various newly-launched outfits,
such as The Resistance Front (TRF), United Liberation Front Jammu & Kashmir
(ULFJ&K), Mujahideen Gazwat-ul-Hind (MGH), Jammu & Kashmir Freedom Fighters
(JKFF), Kashmir Tigers, PAAF, among others.’”



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