by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 18, 2023 | Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Multiple Female Suspects Arrested as Terrorism Threat Persists Summary: In mid-December 2023, the Tunisian government reported the arrest of three female suspects on suspicion of terrorist activities. On 15 December 2023, reports indicated that a woman had...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 4, 2023 | Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Islamic State Cell Dismantled Amidst Swell in Security Operations Summary: On 1 December 2023, the Ministry of the Interior announced that an Islamic State (also known as “Daesh”) cell had been disrupted in the suburbs of the capital city of Tunis, leading to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 16, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Expanded Security Efforts on Display in Sfax Operation Summary: On 16 September 2023, Tunisian security forces conducted a major counter-human smuggling operation in Sfax, resulting in the arrest of hundreds of migrants and the disruption of multiple...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 23, 2023 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pressure on Ennahdha Continues as Spokesman Arrested Summary: On 21 August 2023, Ennahdha spokesman Abdelfattah Taghouti was arrested in Tunis. Taghouti was previously arrested in March during a spree of arrests targeting opposition political figures under...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 22, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Sfax Raid Targets Migrant Smugglers Amidst Reports of Piracy Summary: Over the weekend of 19-20 August 2023, intelligence operations by Tunisian officials led to the disruption of an organized crime network in Sfax that had been involved in smuggling migrants...
