Counterinsurgency
Friday, June 5, 2015 - 06:27
President Juan Manuel Santos’s government and Marxist guerrillas said Thursday they will form a truth commission to investigate and establish responsibility for atrocities that took place in a half century of conflict, a development that signals that slow-moving peace negotiations are advancing.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 05:58
Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari's promised campaign to defeat Boko Haram could drive more militants over the country's borders, raising the need for cooperation between governments across the region, senior U.N. officials said on Thursday.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 05:50
As Nigeria swore in a new president on Friday, the Obama administration signaled that it was prepared to expand military cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram.
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 06:22
Niger has detained and charged 643 people since February for their links to the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram.
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 06:20
A fundraising campaign to help Cameroon's army battle Nigeria's feared Boko Haram fighters has brought in more than three million euros and hundreds of tonnes of food.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 07:16
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has received a second Alpha Jet from the United States, nearly two months after the first was delivered.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 06:36
Kenyan police have been involved in a fierce gun battle with militant Islamists in north-eastern Garissa County, leaving one officer wounded.
Friday, May 22, 2015 - 10:45
Strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, the region and the wider international community.
Friday, May 22, 2015 - 05:50
After five years of insurgency, the military has made significant gains on the battlefield. But now the battle for peace must begin.
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 07:18
France’s Ministry of Defense confirmed that French troops have killed commander Abdelkarim al-Targui of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.