Ryan O’Farrell
Ryan O’Farrell is a Senior Analyst at the Bridgeway Foundation and a co-author of “The Islamic State in Africa: The Emergence, Evolution, and Future of the Next Jihadist Battlefront.” You can follow him on Twitter at @ryanmofarrell.
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Neither Local, Nor Transnational, But Both: The Islamic State in Congo
The Allied Democratic Forces, a militant group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has become part of the Islamic State, and Uganda has sent troops into Congo after a series of bombings in Kampala. The ADF’s local-transnational hybrid nature, and the shifts in capacity they have brought, complicate efforts to effectively confront the group.