US military general warns African terror groups gaining ability to attack homeland

Top Military General of the United States warned that terrorist groups In Africa increase their ability to carry out attacks in the US

General Michael Langley, a four -star marina general, who runs the US African Command (Africa), said the Sahel region on the continent is now a “flash of long -term conflict and growing instability. It is an epicenter of terrorism in the world.”

Several terrorist groups have been drastically spread over the last three years. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or Aqim, is three times more than 2022, he said, and spread across Mali, Burkina Faso and parts of Niger, who are Our army drawn from last year.

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The General of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the Southern Military Zone, Major Major Mohammed Berrid (L) and Commander of US Africa Command (Africa), General Michael Lionley, attended the Morocco Military Exercise “African Lion 2024” in Agadir on May 30, 2024. (Photo Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images)

Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Walmuslimin, a fraction associated with al-Qaeda, is now four times higher than the size of 2022, expanding mainly in Burkina Faso.

“We look after it well because they could have the ability to attack their homeland,” Lanley said in a call with reporters.

“Through my trips West Africa And through the dialogue here at the conference, the concerns shared by my peers match mine, “he added.” One of the key targets of terrorists is now access to the western coast of Africa. If they get access to the huge coast, they can diversify their revenues and develop their tactics, more easily exporting terrorism to the US coasts. “

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Protesters gather as a man holding a sign that demands that Niger’s soldiers leave Niger without negotiating during a demonstration in Niamey, April 13, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)

He noted that terrorist groups deal with illegal activities such as smuggling, trafficking in people and weapons trading, which fund their nasty actions and destabilize the region.

The US forces conducted an air attack against Al-Shababs associated with Al-Shabab in Somalia over the weekend. The East African State has been relaxed for decades related to the attacks and rebellions of Islamist terrorists, both from ISIS and and Al-Shabab.

Now they are in the race with China And Russia to gain influence and trust with local self -government of several African countries to protect citizens from terrorist groups.

Landley said that increasing concerns were increasingly concerned about the number of African soldiers who go to Beijing for military training and replicating the American International Military Education and Training Program (Tama).

Members of the Al-Shabab Terrorist Group, the streets of Somalia capital Mogadishu on January 1, 2010. (Reuters/Feisal Omar)

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“They try to repeat what we do best in our own program,” Lenley said. “And then they also said they would increase security and training in many countries. So they try to repeat what we do.”