Tunisia has dismantled a ‘jihadist’ cell planning attacks including against security officials and a senior government official, a prosecution spokesman said Monday. “The cell was targeting security officials and a figure holding an important position within the government,” Sofiene Sliti said. Twenty-nine of the 62 alleged ‘jihadists’ were referred to ...
Britain has sent 40 military personnel to Tunisia to provide training aimed at helping the North African country prevent the spread of ISIL Takfiri militants from neighboring Libya, the British defense minister said on Saturday. The training will focus on operational planning, intelligence, surveillance and mobile patrolling and is the ...