Youth radicalization and violence are escalating across the Sahel and Middle East, driven by socioeconomic grievances.

The entities involved

• Sahel →

  ecoclimatic and biogeographic transition zone in Africa

  • Niamey is the capital city of Niger.Mon 10:53
  • The Alliance of Sahel States is seeking geopolitical partners and forming a collective defense architecture to combat militant expansion.Sat 16:07
• Middle East →

  geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran

  • A US Air Force base in Fairford, located near the Oxfordshire border, is being utilized due to actions in the Middle East.Mon 17:54
  • Authorities are investigating an incident at a base in Fairford, with possible links to Iran and Russia.Mon 17:54
• Iraq →

  sovereign state in Western Asia

  • Basra hosts the Grand Faw Port project, serving as a key transit hub for trade routes connecting China and Europe.Mon 17:06
  • Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz as geopolitical risks in the Middle East affect oil prices, with Iraq ready to resume production.Mon 16:22

Related events

• The geopolitical region includes the country of Syria.Aug 28
• Increased violent extremism and conflict impact women and girls in the Sahel and Syria.Jun 24
• Global terrorist threats, including the Islamic State, are spilling into Southeast Asia and Singapore, fueling radicalization and recruitment.Sep 10
• Co-opting Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces for operations, the region is being used to project violence and subversion while targeting financial networks supporting Iranian malign operations.Sep 10
• The West Bank region is noted as being part of a broader geopolitical area.Aug 16