Terrorism
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 11:38
“Since dawn there has been fierce fighting inside Abu Kamal. ISIS is advancing and has taken control of several neighbourhoods of the town which were previously held by Al-Nusra Front and Islamist brigades,” he said.
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 11:30
The designation means that all assets the group may have in the United States will be frozen and all activities of financing or collaborating with the group will be banned.
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 11:17
Either to have an understanding with Assad, to reach a result, or to keep the crisis open with President Assad having the upper hand in running the country," said the bearded and turbaned cleric.
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 00:00
There is little to stand up the claims that there is a master plan to destabilize the region via asymmetric war or terrorist attacks across borders.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:34
The military yesterday alleged that the herdsmen that have been killing innocent people in some states in the north are targeting Abuja, the seat of the government, and cautions the populace against identifying with them.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:33
The Nigerian Army says assault on terrorists’ enclaves have been intensified.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:29
The motives for the killing of a 28-year-old Frenchman and a 57-year-old British citizen working for the UN were still unclear two days after they were shot at an airport in Somalia. French citizen Clément Gorrissen was an expert on money raised from piracy, which he discussed with RFI last year.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:26
If the abduction of two Italian priests and a Canadian nun is confirmed to have been conducted by Boko Haram, it will be the Islamist militants' third kidnapping in northern Cameroon.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:24
The Somali National Army clashed with al-Shabaab fighters in Mahaday, in Middle Shabelle region, Sunday night, Somalia's Shabelle Media Network reported Monday (April 7th).
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:23
The capture of Rankous was the latest stage of an offensive by the army and Hezbollah fighters to seal off the border region and secure the main highway leading north from Damascus towards central Syria, Homs and the Mediterranean coast.