Terrorism
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 09:07
Qatar is one of Hamas’s main financial backers and will soon be the world’s second largest sponsor of global terrorism, second only to Iran, charged Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 08:58
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen is declaring its support for the Sunni extremist group that has taken over large swaths of Iraq and Syria, creating the potential for a new alliance against the United States.
Friday, August 15, 2014 - 08:07
Galvanized by the brutality of Islamist militants marauding through Iraq, the United Nations Security Council appeared set to approve a resolution on Friday aimed at severely weakening them by choking their sources of money, weapons and foreign recruits.
Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 06:19
According to the Interior Ministry, almost 200 Tajiks are fighting in Syria.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 07:06
ISIS has been slowed for the moment. But local fighters in Iraq say if they’re going to continue to battle ISIS, they’ll need drones and advanced weapons to do it.
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 11:38
MENA Week in Review--August 8, 2014
This week the Islamic State made significant territorial gains in northern Iraq, leading to a humanitarian crisis and U.S. military airstrikes; Islamic militants led an incursion across the Lebanese border; and Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are meeting in Cairo this week to resolve the month-long military conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 08:06
Palestinian militants began to fire rockets at Israel again Friday morning after a three-day truce ended and talks in Cairo to extend it sputtered.
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 06:58
Suspected Boko Haram fighters seized a village in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria yesterday. According to a local vigilante leader, the attackers came from "all corners" of the town, killing at least 50 people.
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 06:56
Flanked by the requisite Kalashnikov and black Salafist flag, reclusive Malian diplomat-turned-jihadist leader Iyad Ag Ghali targets France and French interests in the region in a rare video statement this week.