Terrorism
Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 06:20
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has sacked two senior army officers at the forefront of the battle against militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 10:00
The US State Department has approved two new lots of weapon sales to Iraq at a time when that government is desperately trying to fight off the encroachment of the militant Sunni Islamic State.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 06:15
The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing this week to discuss the policy challenges and the U.S.'s options arising from the deteriorating security situations in Iraq and Syria.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 06:43
Boko Haram last week tried to assassinate a moderate Muslim prayer leader and a leading contender for Nigeria's presidency. Its latest abductee is the wife of Cameroon's deputy prime minister Amadou Ali.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 08:28
A top Pentagon intelligence official warned on Saturday that the destruction of Hamas would only lead to something more dangerous taking its place, as he offered a grim portrait of a period of enduring regional conflict.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 07:12
Witnesses say a woman blew herself up at a petrol station in northern Nigeria, killing at least three people.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 07:04
Information Minister Issa Tchiroma says Cameroon has increased its troop level at the border with neighboring Nigeria to 3,000, vowing the administration in Yaoundé will go to any extent to prevent Boko Haram militants from using the country as a base to launch attacks on neighboring countries.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 06:18
Nigerian Boko Haram militants kidnapped the wife of Cameroon’s vice prime minister and killed at least three people Sunday in a cross-border attack involving more than 200 assailants in the northern town of Kolofata, officials in Cameroon said.
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 07:07
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sent a letter to congressional leadership on Tuesday requesting $225 million in additional US funding to accelerate production of Iron Dome missile-defense components to ensure Israel will have adequate stockpiles to protect itself from rockets launched by Hamas militants in Gaza.