Posted on 04/06/2021 6:43:40 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
LARGE swathes of Africa could be lost to Jihadist groups unless the West signi cantly increases its efforts on the continent, it was warned last night.
It follows revelations of a 30 percent spike in violent activity by Islamic State over the last twelve months, as the group gains new and permanent footholds after its expulsion from Syria and Iraq. The solution, experts say is not military action, such as the beleaguered French-led operation in Mali or the parallel and castrated peacekeeping mission - officially the UN’s bloodiest - but rather the type of counter-propaganda efforts being led by Britain, the US and UAE. But time is running out as the temptation by weary governments to forge Taliban-like truces grows.
Last week the Global Coalition Against Daesh (IS), a group of 83 countries including the US, Britain and France, reported that the Islamist sect was gaining increased support in east Africa after a prolific year of activity which has included kidnappings in Lake Chad, suicide attacks in Somalia and beheading of children in Mozambique.
"Two years on from the territorial defeat of Daesh and liberation of nearly eight million people from its cruel grip, we remain committed to preventing its resurgence,” said Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
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It depends on what the definition of ISIS.
I'm partial to this Isis, myself.
“ unless the West significantly increases its efforts on the continent, it was warned last night.”
Been there, done that. First time as tragedy, second time as farce.
Our war is here.
I hope any Christians in their path have armed themselves. The Bible says Thou shalt not murder, but says nothing I’m aware of about Thou shalt not defend thyself, and thy family.
they’ve been there for millenia
About 1,400 years.
I am so sick of this BS news: Just report what actually happened; not would could or might or possibly or could happen — that’s called speculation.
Another Democrat in office, another war to start in a new land.
They’re the junior varsity - is what I hear. No worries...
Let Wakanda handle it.
what a farce. when FakeNewsMSM stops saying white westerners are racist for a minute, they begin saying the white westerners must intervene in Africa!
BBC is doing this daily, without any sense they see the irony.
You’d think there’d be a racial memory of who sold Africans into slavery.
Let’s send the tranny battalion to handle them.
Brilliant
Christians - and most in Africa - are forbidden arms by government decree.
Mozambique has the lowest percent of legal firearms ownership in Africa.
A resurgent ISIS in Biden’s first 100 days.
The fires lit by this Administrations policies, will be visible from Space.
Kidnappings, suicide bombings and beheading of children leading to increased support in Africa. Sounds like a liberal paradise.
The Joseph Stolen admin will hit them with a ton of hashtags.
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