Pieter Van Ostaeyen
Historian & Arabist
Independent analyst on Jihadism, History, Arabic & Islamic Studies
Publications available via orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-1988
- Reposted by Pieter Van OstaeyenMy new book for Manchester University Press is out now! My English translation & study of Toledan archbishop Rodrigo Ximenez de Rada's 'Minor Histories', incl. his very important 'History of the Arabs', the first surviving Western study of Arab history manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526189646/
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- The Bondi beach killers were in Mindanao in the Southern Philippines for about a month, where the Islamic State remains active. It might well be possible they were trained by IS militia for urban warfare www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/w...
- Reposted by Pieter Van OstaeyenOur new report. Sahel Monitoring September 2025 Co-authored with @p-vanostaeyen.bsky.social @brantphilip.bsky.social and Brenno Fedi Fineschi www.counterextremism.com/blog/sahel-m...
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- Fuel crisis threatens security and stability in the Sahel A good round-up on the current security situation in the Sahel based on interviews with @simnasr.bsky.social @cagataycebe.bsky.social and myself (by @anadoluajansicom.bsky.social) www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/sah...
- Desperate Search for Missing Syrians Leads to Mass Graves More than 100,000 people disappeared during the civil war. To bring closure to some of their families, the new government faces the challenging task of exhuming remains from scores of burial sites. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
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- Most alarming report on Somalia Unless a new government of national unity or provisional authority holds genuine promise of better days to come, then Somalia’s future will be as dark as as-Shabaab’s black banner. africacenter.org/publication/...
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- Belgian security services are convinced Russia is behind the recent drone incidents over military bases and civilian airports www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...
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- Suspicious drone activity over Belgian Military Bases since October 2025 (approximate list and locations)
- Belgium Calls Urgent Security Council Meeting After Drones Disrupt Airports and Military Bases united24media.com/latest-news/...
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- Tell that to the people of Iraq …
- Just saying; there would be no Islamic State if Cheney wouldn’t have been around …
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- Reposted by Pieter Van Ostaeyen🇳🇪 #Niger / 🇺🇸 #US Citizen Abduction – Corrected location of the phone's tracking in Dinki, just outside of Niamey, and not "56 miles" from the capital as initially reported. This is thanks to the (always excellent) MENASTREAM. More on what probably went wrong...🧵1/7
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- Reposted by Pieter Van Ostaeyen‼️Alleged pro-Hamas Oct. 7 attacker living in Louisiana arrested by FBI “I believe it’s only the first [arrest], of probably a few, that we will see like this,” said Head of Terrorism Research Lara Burns, who investigated Hamas for eight years.
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- The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
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- Reposted by Pieter Van OstaeyenEerder vandaag was ik bij @terzake.bsky.social op @vrtmax.bsky.social om te praten over President Trumps wapenstilstandsvoorstel voor Gaza: www.vrt.be/vrtmax/a-z/t...
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- Reposted by Pieter Van OstaeyenJust out - Mapping the intersection of violence and food insecurity in West Africa, by SRG Olivier Walther and Jennifer Sheahan mapping-africa-transformations.org/mapping-the-...
- Reposted by Pieter Van Ostaeyen#Jnım released an infographic of alleged attacks during the month of Safar (July-August): 38+ Raids, 2+ Ambushes, 26+ IEDs, 1 drone attack, 19 hostages, 368+ were killed, 64+ vehicles were destroyed, A large number of various vehicles, motorcycles, ammunition were seized.
- Reposted by Pieter Van Ostaeyen🗺️ Haute résolution disponible sur mon site : www.julesduhamel.com/carte-du-con...
- Reposted by Pieter Van Ostaeyen🌍 Carte du conflit au Sahel (2025). ⚡️ Le JNIM et l'EI poursuivent leurs actions violentes, provoquant une dégradation continue du contexte sécuritaire. ↔️ Les deux groupes maintiennent une logique d'expansion, tout en consolidant leurs zones historiques. Données: @acleddata.bsky.social
- Reposted by Pieter Van OstaeyenGlad to see my map of Wagner's presence in 🇲🇱 #Mali (Jan. 2023–Jan. 2024) featured in the new report of thesentryorg.bsky.social, "Mercenary Meltdown". This is a great reading, highly recommended! 📰 Read the report here: https://thesentry.org/reports/mercenary-meltdown-wagner-failure-mali/
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- Reposted by Pieter Van OstaeyenL'article complet est disponible sur mon site ⬇️ 🔗 www.julesduhamel.com/geoint-dune-...
- Reposted by Pieter Van OstaeyenGuide de géolocalisation d'une frappe de drone FPV du FLA, ciblant (a priori) un rassemblement 🇲🇱 FAMa & 🇷🇺 AfricaCorps au #Mali. Un cas d'école intéressant, car relativement simple sur la partie géoloc, mais qui présente un piège vicieux pour les utilisateurs de Google.
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- Reposted by Pieter Van OstaeyenSharing a short piece written with Daniel Prado Simon about the trajectory of Abu Bara, a Nigerian jihadist leader recently captured... sari.global/news-updates...
