Terrorism
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 08:55
AMISOM Fighting jets are reported to have attacked Al-qaeda linked group targets at Jilib district of middle Jubba in Southern Somalia.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 08:27
Operation Eagle, the latest attempt by Somalia and the African Union to drive out al-Shabaab Islamic militants, has enjoyed early success.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 07:52
Nigeria has formally asked the U.N. Security Council al Qaeda sanctions committee to blacklist the Islamist militant group Boko Haram after the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 06:37
The real threat to Central Asia, Ulunyan said, comes from the Central Asian militant groups fighting alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan, and he named the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) as the primary group.
Monday, May 19, 2014 - 08:35
After years of slaughtering civilians and setting fire to villages in rampages that had gone largely unnoticed outside Nigeria, Mr. Shekau and his fellow militants have finally caught the world’s attention by kidnapping hundreds of schoolgirls from the village of Chibok, 80 miles from here.
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 14:29
Many of the militants, from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its affiliate, Ansar al-Sharia, fled to the mountains and turned to guerrilla tactics against security forces and government facilities.
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 14:14
Though Uzbekistan has been the target of terrorist or insurgent violence several times in the past two decades, after each episode the state exaggerated the threat and responded disproportionately or with excessive force.
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 14:09
The Shubra Al-Kheima Criminal Court also sentenced 37 defendants to 15 years in a maximum security prison and an EGP 20,000 fine for attempting to bomb a metro station on 6 October 2013.
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 12:13
This week France retooled its security policy in the Sahel, the U.S. upped its efforts to find the kidnapped Nigerian girls, and warring parties in South Sudan came no closer to ending their ongoing conflict.
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 11:45
Chairman Coons, Ranking Member Flake, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to update you about U.S. efforts to address the chilling threat that Boko Haram represents to Nigeria, one of our most important partners in sub-Saharan Africa.