Terrorism
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 05:27
Despite the Nigerian government's public rejection of any prisoner swap with extremist Boko Haram sect, its officials, alongside the Red Cross, are currently in talks to trade Boko Haram militants for more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by the sect in April, the U.K. Telegraph reported Friday.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 13:36
This week, the United States Congress passed a Continuing Resolution which included an amendment to train and equip “moderate” Syrian rebels to combat the “Islamic State” (IS). Meanwhile, President Obama pledged 3,000 troops to help fight the Ebola epidemic. The White House also published its annual list of “Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries,” the majority of which are located in Latin America. On Thursday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a bill that would give major non-NATO ally status to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 07:04
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:53
The Senate’s passage of President Barack Obama’s plan to arm Syrian rebels sets up an even bigger battle in deadline-driven Washington: The Syria cliff.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:42
Several Republican lawmakers on Thursday said President Obama made a mistake by ruling out the use of ground troops against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syia (ISIS).
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:39
Sunni tribal leaders say a U.S.-backed plan to allow local units to police their own regions—an idea that gained traction this week—is an invitation to the kind of separatism that has already pushed Iraq to the brink of partition.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:36
French President François Hollande Says Airstrikes Against Islamic State Would Be Confined to Iraq
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:32
A French fighter jet bombed a military logistics warehouse belonging to the Islamic State group located in north-east Iraq on Friday, in the first such airstrike against the jihadist militants.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:30
As lawmakers grapple with President Obama’s claim that he already has congressional authorization for airstrikes against the Islamic State, legal specialists are saying that even legislative inaction could create a precedent leaving the executive branch with greater war-making powers.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:17
Boko Haram has moved beyond separate security incidents to a full-scale military campaign, the goal of which appears to be the capture of the Borno state capital of Maiduguri, a city with a population approaching two million.