Terrorism
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 09:17
POLICE officers have orders to use their firearms to fight terrorist and criminals in accordance with the laws of Kenya, Deputy President William Ruto has said.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 09:11
The inability of Kenyan police to detect that a vehicle they impounded in Mombasa on March 11th was packed with high-grade explosives -- and which they parked in their yard for six days -- has raised questions about their competency in the midst of the government's war on terrorism.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 08:19
An emergency meeting aimed at the establishment of a joint border patrol involving Nigeria, Cameroun, Niger, Chad and the Republic of Benin was yesterday held in Abuja.
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 09:33
Iraqi army helicopters killed 13 "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) elements at a camp on the Iraq-Syria border in al-Qaim, Anbar province, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday (March 27th).
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 09:16
The United Nations on Thursday warned about Islamist militant networks increasingly forging links across the border of Syria and Iraq, which is fueling sectarian tensions in a region that has suffered from years of bloodshed.
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 07:33
"The United States Embassy in Sana'a condemns in the strongest possible terms yesterday's attack," a statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Sana'a read.
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 07:08
A leader of the Military Council of Qalamoun, a rebel group, was killed in clashes, and around eight others, including one of his assistants, were killed in a barrel bomb attack, Abdul-Rahman added.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 11:02
Widespead availability of weapons and ammunition makes the country a likely base for the launch of attacks on other countries, Zeidan told the London-based Times newspaper.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 11:00
“We are concerned about the use of Syrian territory by the Al Qaeda organization to recruit individuals and develop the capability to be able not just to carry out attacks inside of Syria, but also to use Syria as a launching pad.”
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 09:36
On March 14, fighting broke out in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, including at the Giwa Barracks –the military’s main headquarters in Borno. “Boko Haram” claims it secured the release of two thousand detainees during the siege on the barracks. Abubakar Shekau released two new videos to claim responsibility for the attack.