Terrorism
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 06:55
The Pentagon is considering under what circumstances it will recommend President Barack Obama authorize the use of a missile-equipped drone to kill the leader of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, CNN has learned.
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 06:53
Saudi Arabia is privately encouraging its allied tribes in Iraq to turn against a Sunni extremist insurgency, a pivot that could help calm sectarian tensions that underpin the uprising, Western and Middle Eastern officials say.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 12:55
Somalia's police and intelligence chiefs have been sacked following militant Islamist group al-Shabab's assault on the presidential palace, a government minister has said.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 09:38
At a time when the U.S. military apparatus is spread thin, and under an Obama administration seeking to follow through on its promise to end U.S. involvement in conflict abroad, a question emerges: What is the U.S. still doing in Nigeria?
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 09:04
A little-noticed U.N. report discloses the Tehran regime's role in fueling Middle East terror.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 09:03
The White House voiced support for an Israeli military offensive targeting Hamas, saying Israel had "a right to defend itself" against "vicious" rocket attacks emanating from the Gaza Strip.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 09:00
Iraq's government has lost control of a former chemical weapons facility to "armed terrorist groups" and is unable to fulfill its international obligations to destroy toxins kept there, the country's U.N. envoy told the United Nations.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 08:22
Israel and Hamas escalated their military confrontation on Tuesday, with Israel carrying out extensive air attacks in response to heavy rocket fire and authorizing a major call-up of army reserves for an extended campaign against militants in Gaza.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 08:08
Spokesperson Jen Psaki discussed the violence in Israel and Palestine, the P5+1 talks with Iran, the latest on Iraq, asylum claims by Central Americans entering the United States, and the latest on chemical weapons in Syria.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 12:22
Involvement of youths in extremist organization poses serious threat to the country’s security, deputy director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan.