Counterinsurgency
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 18:26
Senior leaders from the Afghan National Army and from Resolute Support recently visited Train Advise Assist Command-East and 201st Corps here.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:14
Chad's president Idriss Deby declared on Tuesday that efforts to combat neighbouring Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadists had succeeded in "decapitating" the group and would be wrapped up "by the end of the year".
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 06:41
Colombia is training a number of Paraguayan security forces in counterinsurgency warfare, despite some questions over the nature of Colombia's role as a security exporter in the region.
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 06:33
Nigeria said Friday it would step up domestic arms manufacture for the military to cut its reliance on foreign weaponry in its fight with Boko Haram Islamists.
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 05:55
Of all the post-Soviet Central Asian nations, Uzbekistan under its president Islam Karimov has pursued the most doggedly independent stance towards Russia.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:56
The outcome was unexpected, but extraordinary: the World Bank agreed to extend a US$2.1 billion low-interest loan to Nigeria, for the specific purpose of rebuilding the areas in the north-east that have been worst affected by Boko Haram.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:42
Col. Sambo Dasuki opened up on how the previous administration of President Goodluck Jonathan facilitated the acquisition of once elusive weapons in the last one-year and recovered many local governments in the North-east, which were occupied by Boko Haram terrorists.
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 08:47
Building partner capacity teams at the Kurdish Training Coordination Center, part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s multinational coalition, are overseeing the sixth iteration of a training course for Peshmerga soldiers.
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 07:10
Chadian forces killed seven Boko Haram militants in a clash on Wednesday, a security source said, as the country tries to secure islands on Lake Chad used by the insurgents as hideouts and bases to launch attacks.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:32
Russian authorities say security forces have killed six militants in the restive North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria.