Terrorism
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 06:21
Cameroon says a regional force arrested more than 300 Boko Haram fighters and freed at least 2,000 people in the first five days of an operation to flush the terrorists from their remaining hideouts along the borders of Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 06:52
The terror group has suffered a series of defeats in Syria, but while the prevailing Pentagon view may be that ISIS has weakened, there is debate about just how much.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 06:45
Officials in Afghanistan say that a suicide blast in the central Parwan province Tuesday killed at least six people and wounded at least 22 others.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 06:14
A U.S. de-mining company is removing explosives and training Iraqis to dismantle the devices planted by Islamic State in the largest Iraqi city retaken from the militants, a diplomat and two U.S. officials said on Monday.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 06:08
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is currently reviewing different options to speed up the campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, including "everything again from additional trainers to more engineering equipment, perhaps to adjustments in the air campaign."
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 06:33
The Islamic State is facing an unprecedented cash crunch in its home territory, U.S. counterterrorism officials say, as months of strikes on oil facilities and financial institutions take a deepening toll on the group’s ability to pay its fighters or carry out operations.
Friday, April 1, 2016 - 06:26
The Pentagon is finalizing plans to deploy more American ground forces to support the Iraqi army’s offensive to seal off and retake the Islamic State stronghold in Mosul, top defense officials said.
Friday, April 1, 2016 - 06:25
Cameroon's military has launched a new operation to rid the country of Boko Haram militants "once and for all" and soldiers are prepared to storm one of the group's remaining strongholds in Nigeria, a military commander said on Thursday.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 17:06
Most people immediately think about the Mideast or North Africa when they hear the name "Islamic State." But the terror militia also has an eye on the former Soviet republics in Central Asia.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 17:03
Security services in Kyrgyzstan say they have neutralized another international terrorist cell, although little to no firm information has been provided.