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This report is the first in a series, providing a top-level overview of the state of terrorism in North African countries based on changes or incidents in the past year.

Less than a year after his appointment, Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Kamel Maddouri amid ongoing economic and migration crises. This report examines Tunisia’s challenging path forward amidst politi...

While demonstrations in Tunisia are not uncommon, over the past few weeks, civil unrest in Tunisia has surged as citizens continue to protest a host of issues. Tunisians have expressed discontent with a series of economi...

This report reviews the recent Djerba Island synagogue attack and the overall terrorist threat to OSAC members operating in Tunisia.

A decade after the Arab Spring, Tunisia, the only country to successfully transition from autocracy to democracy, has ratified a new constitution that expands the powers of the executive branch. This report reviews the J...

This report reviews how political and economic issues will challenge Tunisia in 2022, along with potential triggers toward violence that security managers should note.

This report reviews the recent political events that have occurred in Tunisia. OSAC assess that Tunisians will support the President’s attempts to remake Tunisia’s political system without protests or violence to affect...

This report reviews recent periods of protest in Lebanon and Tunisia, and assesses that protests will likely continue until the pressures of the economic crises are alleviated.

Tunisia will hold its presidential election on September 15, approximately two months earlier than originally scheduled due to the death of former President Beji Caid Essebsi. The electoral body has rejected calls to pos...

Over the past two years, the security landscape in Tunisia has gradually improved. Two significant attacks in the first half of 2015 (in Sousse and Bardo) highlighted the intent of Islamist extremists to conduct terror a...

Presidential and parliamentary elections often result in policy changes or political shifts. These developments can often lead to civil unrest, which has the potential to become violent. In some tumultuous areas, this ri...

The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) will be held in Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia from October 25 until November 3. This report provides an overview of specific terrorism-related incidents in Hammamet...

On April 1, the U.S. Department of State issued a Travel Warning for Tunisia for the first time since 2013, warning U.S. citizens to avoid travel to southeastern Tunisia along the Libyan border, as well as to the mountai...

On June 26, a gunman opened fire on tourists on a beach at the Spanish-owned Rui Imperial Marhaba Hotel in Port Kantaoui, ten kilometers north of Sousse in southern Tunisia. 38 people were killed, including 30 British t...

On June 26, three terror attacks were carried out within the space of three hours in France, Kuwait, and Tunisia. The first attack took place at a gas factory in south-eastern France. The second attack took place at a Sh...

Around noon on March 18, gunmen armed with explosives and assault rifles opened fire on tourists as they entered the Bardo National Museum in downtown Tunis. The attack ended when Tunisian security forces advanced into t...

On January 10, Ansar al-Shari’a in Benghazi, Ansar al-Shari’a in Darnah, and Ansar al-Shari’a in Tunisia were designated as separate Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) by the U.S. Department of State. The designation...

In light of the ongoing situation at the joint venture facility In Amenas, Algeria, OSAC would like to highlight the following Emergency Messages and Travel Warnings that may provide substantive security information and...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting unrest in Bangladesh, homicides in Estado de Mexico, the assassination of Chokri Belaid in...

Two years after Tunisia’s revolution, the February 6 assassination of Chokri Belaid, a high-profile government critic and opposition leader, raises concerns about Tunisia’s future political trajectory. The murder undersc...