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Islamic State Supporter Discusses Making Hijra to the Sahel and West Africa

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Islamic State Supporter Discusses Making Hijra to the Sahel and West Africa On 24 September 2026, an Islamic State (IS) supporter in an online chatroom discussed making Hijra (migrating) to join Islamic State fighters in the Sahel and West Africa. Africa has been the main theatre of operations for IS since the fall of their strongholds in Syria and Iraq. The fact that supporters frequently discuss making Hijra to Africa online, underscores its importance. Pakistan is also often recommended in chatrooms to those wishing to join the group.  In Detail The supporter made the post in British English and appears to be a native English speaker. The supporter states he used machine translation to translate the message into Arabic.  1. Theological justification for making Hijra  The writer argues that making Hijra is a test of a Muslim's faith and distinguishes a "true Muslim" from "those who remain in comfort and hypocrisy". He says that since the outcome of making Hijr...
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A Kind Heart Is No Longer Enough: Preparing Humanitarians for the Realities of Crisis Zones - Reflections from the field

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Check Freedman, Chief Operations Officer of Captive Audience, has decades of operational experience in executive protection, surveillance, maritime and air operations, and SERE (survival, evasion, resistance, escape). Since 1995, he has trained local, state, and federal law enforcement in counter-terrorism, security, and defensive tactics, while also serving as a subject matter expert on homicide, human trafficking, and drug trafficking. His investigative work has influenced operational policies and improved prevention strategies, including analyzing links between narcotics and human trafficking networks. Over the past decade, he has specialized in personnel recovery and hostage negotiation, applying cross-cultural and unconventional approaches to crisis resolution. With over 500 Critical Incident Stress Management responses, he integrates crisis intervention, negotiation, and operational tradecraft. Freedman holds extensive technical and security qualifications across aviation, invest...
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  Aviation Security Threats: Component-level MANPADS Proliferation and Insurgent Adaptation in the Sahel Region A cache of weapons, including MANPADS, in Sudan; Source: The Washington Post. About the Editor: Itumeleng Selialia is the Head of Fulcrum Intel Digest and a Senior Intelligence Analyst specializing in African politics, international security, and cross-border relations. She is an academic researcher with expertise in risk and crisis management, and has served as a policy advisor and rapporteur for institutions like the Pan-African Parliament. Her work focuses on geopolitical security, regional integration, and developmental diplomacy, bridging the gap between scholarship and actionable intelligence. She is fluent in multiple African languages. About the Author:  Bill Christopher Arputharaj is a research scholar specialising in strategic technologies and national security, with particular expertise in hypersonic weapon systems and their application within modern w...
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