Nov. 23, 2020
Lead Inspector General for East Africa And North And West Africa Counterterrorism Operations I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | July 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020
Publicly Released: November 25, 2020
This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 9th and final quarterly report on the East Africa Counterterrorism Operation and the North and West Africa Counterterrorism Operation. The purpose of these operations is to degrade or contain al-Qaeda, ISIS, their associated forces, and other violent extremist organizations (VEO) in designated regions of Africa. This report, which covers the period from July 1 through September 30, 2020, summarizes significant events related to these operations and describes ongoing and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work.