Categories: drones - unmanned aerial systems - El Centro 1 December 2023
The global rise of drones has made vast changes to how countries wage war, spy on their enemies, and even deliver goods. Terrorist groups are also rapidly incorporating drone technology for intelligence, propaganda, and attack purposes. The impact of weaponized drone use has been felt in conflicts all over the world including the Russo-Ukraine war, conflicts in the Middle East, and now it has begun to enter Africa. There have been more struggles between governments and violent nonstate actors in Africa than anywhere in the world, and now that drones are actively being used by radical Islamist terrorist organizations in the continent, it is important to analyze how they have utilized drones since 2018 and how that usage may change via an indications and warning (I&W) perspective.
Categories: drones - unmanned aerial systems - El Centro 1 December 2023
The global rise of drones has made vast changes to how countries wage war, spy on their enemies, and even deliver goods. Terrorist groups are also rapidly incorporating drone technology for intelligence, propaganda, and attack purposes. The impact of weaponized drone use has been felt in conflicts all over the world including the Russo-Ukraine war, conflicts in the Middle East, and now it has begun to enter Africa. There have been more struggles between governments and violent nonstate actors in Africa than anywhere in the world, and now that drones are actively being used by radical Islamist terrorist organizations in the continent, it is important to analyze how they have utilized drones since 2018 and how that usage may change via an indications and warning (I&W) perspective.
South Sudan: Dashed hopes after 10 years of independence
South Sudan s 10 years as an independent country have been marked by pervasive insecurity, a catastrophic humanitarian crisis and endemic corruption.
South Sudan split from Sudan in 2011
The euphoria following South Sudan s independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011 was short-lived.
Less than a year and a half later, the resource-rich country was plunged into a brutal civil war, at a cost of almost 400,000 lives.
As a result of the civil war, 1.6 million people of the country s 11 million people are currently displaced within South Sudan while more than 2 million South Sudanese have sought refuge in other nations.
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