Islamic State threat moves online, expands across Africa: Senior counter-terrorism expert

Aug 20, 2021, at 06:48 pm

New York: Two decades after the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, terror networks Al-Qaida and Islamic State – also known as Da’esh – continue to pose a grave threat to peace and security, adapting to new technologies and moving into some of the world’s most fragile regions, the top UN counter-terrorism official told the Security Council on Thursday.