Global jihadist and insurgent activity: Sahel coordinated escalation, Nigeria, DRC, Syria, Balochistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, Papua
JNIM IED on FAMa/Africa Corps convoy in Mopti. FLA torture of spy in Kidal. 700+ militants attacked CAR positions near Sudan border. Nigerian military arrests foreign ISIS operative. US mission in Somalia report says al-Shabab/ISIS-Somalia no US homeland threat. ISCA assault in Kalibo, North-Kivu, DRC. Turkey detains 119 ISIS suspects across 30 provinces. Bello Turji kidnaps 60 in Zamfara. TTP attacks in Pakistan. Syrian security forces thwart Hezbollah arms smuggling. Iran executes IS-linked plotters. JNIM continues offensive in Mali and Burkina Faso. Al-Shabaab attacks in Somalia. ISWA assaults in Nigeria. JNIM blockade of Kayes-Bamako corridor has regional economic impact. JNIM takes over FAMa barracks in Kouakourou. Joint FLA/JNIM ambush in Gao. ISWA attack on Nigerian Army in Damasak. ISCA clash in Ituri. BLF attacks in Balochistan. Drone strike in Orakzai. Bandit abductions in Benue. Berom militia cattle attacks. IED mishap in Bajaur. New ISIS global trends analysis (June 2026) highlights shift to decentralized transnational network. Boko Haram child soldier training footage confirms continued recruitment in Lake Chad basin. New: JNIM takes over Burkinabe army barracks in Fada N'Gourma. JNIM continues IED attacks on FAMa/Africa Corps in Mopti; kills Dozo militiamen. ISGS targets Nigerien forces in Tillabéri. IS remnants active in Syria—assassinations, IEDs, RPG attacks in Deir Ezzor, Aleppo, Manbij, Idlib; unknown militants place IEDs on Raqqa-Salamiyah road. Bello Turji bandits expand operations in Sokoto, killing 13. BIFF wounded in Philippines. ISIS poised to exploit US Iraq exit, expert warns of security vacuum. ISWA assault on police in Monguno, Borno, Nigeria. 16-year-old IS sympathizer arrested in Germany for church attack plot. Suspected IS assassination attempt on Syrian regime officer in Idlib countryside. Al-Shabaab IED and ambush attacks in Somalia and Kenya. Boko Haram establishes new camp in Lake Chad area. Latest: JNIM targeted a military post in Sanmatenga, Burkina Faso, continuing offensive. Al-Shabaab raid on Ugandan base in Janale, Lower Shabelle. ISCA assault on Congolese militia in Mambao, Ituri. ISWA executes 6 militiamen in Borno. IS-M beheads two Christians in Cabo Delgado. Militants kill five rangers in Narathiwat, Thailand. New from this read: JNIM takes over two more Burkinabe army posts in Boulgou. Lakurawa militants raid villages in Sokoto, Nigeria. Boko Haram commander targets minors for recruitment. Hezbollah smuggling operation seized 226 grenades in Syria. NIRA IED found in Ireland—peripheral but noted. CJNG arrests in Mexico—cartel paramilitary activity. IED attack on Bailey bridge in Manipur, India—ethnic insurgency. Assassination near Syrian regime HQ in Rif Dimashq. ADF attack in Ituri, DRC kills 16 gold miners. Nigeria announces expansion to 12 army divisions, recruiting 28,000 personnel—signals sustained counterinsurgency operations.