{"id":52743,"date":"2025-01-27T15:10:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T15:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/37-suspected-terrorists-arrested-in-east-africa-in-two-months-interpol\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T14:58:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T14:58:58","slug":"37-suspected-terrorists-arrested-in-east-africa-in-two-months-interpol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/37-suspected-terrorists-arrested-in-east-africa-in-two-months-interpol\/","title":{"rendered":"37 suspected terrorists arrested in East Africa in two months – INTERPOL"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a statement released on Monday, January 27, 2025, INTERPOL said the suspects, including alleged members of the Islamic State (ISIS), were apprehended in November and December 2024.<\/p>\n

The joint operation targeted individuals linked to terrorist activities in the region.<\/p>\n

Key arrests included 17 individuals in Kenya, among them two suspected ISIS operatives. Authorities also apprehended a suspected member of ISIS Mozambique in Tanzania. <\/p>\n

Further arrests were made in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia, where terrorist networks remain active and pose significant threats to regional stability.<\/p>\n

Prior to the operation, each participating country prepared an operational plan, gathering intelligence on terror-related targets, including individuals and their known locations. <\/p>\n

INTERPOL and AFRIPOL consolidated and analysed this information and shared it with all participating countries, facilitating a significant exchange of criminal intelligence.<\/p>\n

During the tactical phase of the operation each country carried out strategic investigations and raids. Police received on-the-ground support from INTERPOL and AFRIPOL officers, who provided coordination, logistics and real-time data analysis.<\/p>\n

Cyril Gout, INTERPOL\u2019s Director of Operational Support and Analysis, emphasized the importance of cross-border collaboration in tackling terrorism. <\/p>\n

\u201cEast Africa\u2019s complex landscape, marked by political instability, porous borders, and socioeconomic challenges, continues to provide an environment conducive to terrorist activity,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThese positive results demonstrate the power of international collaboration in the fight against terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n

The region has seen growing concerns over ISIS-linked activities, exacerbated by recent incidents abroad. <\/p>\n

On New Year\u2019s Day, a U.S. Army veteran flying an ISIS flag drove into a crowd in New Orleans, killing 15 people. This tragic event has intensified global vigilance and reinforced the urgency of counterterrorism efforts in vulnerable regions like East Africa.<\/p>\n

INTERPOL, headquartered in France, continues to work closely with AFRIPOL and national authorities to strengthen security frameworks, disrupt terrorist networks, and ensure justice is served. <\/p>\n

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The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has confirmed the arrest of 37 suspected terrorists across East Africa in a two-month operation conducted in collaboration with the pan-African police organization AFRIPOL. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000080628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-52743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000080628,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/fxtwcnqwaaevzmu.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/fxtwcnqwaaevzmu.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/fxtwcnqwaaevzmu.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/fxtwcnqwaaevzmu.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/fxtwcnqwaaevzmu.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/fxtwcnqwaaevzmu.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000080628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52743"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=52743"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=52743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}