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Jacob Boswall

@boswall_jacob

MENA & Sahel security analyst @BBCMonitoring | Also @jboswall.bsky.social | Occasionally stays up at Crow Crag

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Extraordinary video showing the moment the Baloch Liberation Army (#BLA) detonated an IED targeting the Jaffar Express passenger train in south-western #Pakistan on 11 March. The video was released earlier today by the group's official Hakkal Media via its channel on Telegram on

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The temporary ceasefire between Israel and #Hezbollah presents a critical opportunity to reassess international security assistance to Lebanon, I write in a piece for the European University Institute with Simone Tholens and Ada Sophia Hahn The policy paper goes through the evolution of international

The temporary ceasefire between Israel and #Hezbollah presents a critical opportunity to reassess international security assistance to Lebanon, I write in a piece for the <a href="/EUI_EU/">European University Institute</a> with <a href="/tholensimone/">Simone Tholens</a> and Ada Sophia Hahn

The policy paper goes through the evolution of international
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This video, in which Somalian #Puntland forces claim to have found 30+ foreign passports belonging to IS fighters, tallies with the group's own recent propaganda. IS drew attention to the multinational identities of the perpetrators of one of its largest attacks ever in Somalia -

This video, in which Somalian #Puntland forces claim to have found 30+ foreign passports belonging to IS fighters, tallies with the group's own recent propaganda. IS drew attention to the multinational identities of the perpetrators of one of its largest attacks ever in Somalia -
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The JNIM Eid images aren't simply religious or festive - they're a calculated display of strength, numbers, and bold confidence. The group has been putting out more, representing its various regional sub-branches

The JNIM Eid images aren't simply religious or festive - they're a calculated display of strength, numbers, and bold confidence. The group has been putting out more, representing its various regional sub-branches
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Adding to Mina Al-Lami's observations about al-Qaeda's deluge of Ramadan propaganda this year, compared to its conspicuous absence from Islamic State branches... Its also worth noting *where* AQ's Sahel branch JNIM chose to highlight their branches in its Ramadan photos: namely,

Adding to <a href="/Minalami/">Mina Al-Lami</a>'s observations about al-Qaeda's deluge of Ramadan propaganda this year, compared to its conspicuous absence from Islamic State branches...

Its also worth noting *where* AQ's Sahel branch JNIM chose to highlight their branches in its Ramadan photos: namely,
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#JNIM's claimed attack in Diapaga, #BurkinaFaso is the largest in terms of claimed casualties this year Photos and an accompanying statement suggest the group seized 200+ light weapons, 500+ magazines, 170+ ammunition boxes, 3 military vehicles, and 13 motorcycles So far no

#JNIM's claimed attack in Diapaga, #BurkinaFaso is the largest in terms of claimed casualties this year

Photos and an accompanying statement suggest the group seized 200+ light weapons, 500+ magazines, 170+ ammunition boxes, 3 military vehicles, and 13 motorcycles

So far no
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This statement from "Sheikh Abu Mahmoud al-Ansari" - likely nom de guerre of Jafar Dicko, #JNIM's Burkina Emir - has a number of important messages --> al-Ansari claims JNIM's "full responsibility" for the Diapaga attack in eastern #BurkinaFaso on 28 March which JNIM claimed

This statement from "Sheikh Abu Mahmoud al-Ansari" - likely nom de guerre of Jafar Dicko, #JNIM's Burkina Emir - has a number of important messages

--&gt; al-Ansari claims JNIM's "full responsibility" for the Diapaga attack in eastern #BurkinaFaso on 28 March which JNIM claimed
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.UNHCR Lebanon presentation on Syria refugee returns planning to a April 16 Lebanon humanitarian coordination meeting, posted online the same day, finally provide estimated numbers for returns from Lebanon: data.unhcr.org/en/documents/d… Here's how to understand these figures 🧵: 1/6

.<a href="/UNHCRLebanon/">UNHCR Lebanon</a> presentation on Syria refugee returns planning to a April 16 Lebanon humanitarian coordination meeting, posted online the same day, finally provide estimated numbers for returns from Lebanon: data.unhcr.org/en/documents/d…

Here's how to understand these figures 🧵:

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A network of 'viral' anonymous accounts on X specialize in disseminating sectarian disinformation & fake news on conflicts in the #MiddleEast. And they're consistently amplified by pro-#Trump national security figures. It's a huge problem.🧵

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كانت تجربة رائعة أن أساهم في هذه المقالة لبي بي سي عربي وخاصة توفير صور وفيديوههات من اعلام هيئة تحرير الشام التي تواجدت على منصاتها التواصل الاجتماعية قبل عملية ردع العدوان في نهاية 2024 وقد انتظرنا 5 أشهر للمقالة، وأخيرا ها هي bbc.com/arabic/article… BBC News عربي BBC Verify