{"id":115316,"date":"2025-06-02T23:50:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/?p=115316"},"modified":"2025-06-03T00:51:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T21:51:01","slug":"115316","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/2025\/06\/115316\/","title":{"rendered":"AFRICOM warns of rapid increase in ISIS terrorism in Africa."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Stars and Stripes newspaper reported that growing concerns about attacks by terrorist groups, especially ISIS, in West Africa and the complicated situation in Somalia have prompted the Pentagon to review its Africa strategy.<\/p>\n

The commander of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley, said that terrorist groups operating in the Sahel region have grown rapidly over the past three years. He warned that if nothing is done to address these groups, they could soon gain the ability to carry out attacks on the United States.<\/p>\n

Although General Langley did not explicitly say that the United States is reducing the number of its troops in Africa, he stressed that the responsibility for providing security must be fully assumed by African forces.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur strategy is built on cooperation. It is a shared goal to ensure the security of our countries and those of our friends,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s about building sustainable capacity, not dependency. It\u2019s about investing in Africa\u2019s capacity to solve Africa\u2019s problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

General Langley, a U.S. Navy veteran who will lead AFRICOM in 2022, said the Sahel region has now become the \u201cepicenter\u201d of terrorism in Africa. He said al-Qaeda and ISIS are active in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the new goals of terrorist groups is to gain access to the coasts of West Africa,\u201d Langley said, speaking to reporters.<\/p>\n

He also said that this situation could significantly increase the risk of attacks on American shores.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have lost the ability to closely monitor the activities of terrorist groups,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Last Friday, General Langley met with African military commanders in Nairobi, Kenya, for a conference on the security situation in Africa.<\/p>\n

Speaking about Somalia, Langley said that AFRICOM has doubled the number of airstrikes it has carried out there this year. He noted that more than 25 strikes have been carried out, more than the number from all of last year.<\/p>\n

However, he stressed that lasting success cannot come from military power alone, but requires a comprehensive strategy that addresses the root causes of instability.<\/p>\n

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