Terrorism
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 10:57
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim pledged, on Friday morning, to track the perpetrators of the explosion in Ismailia, which took place on Thursday evening, causing the death of a CSF soldier as well as the injury of three officers and 13 soldiers.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 10:04
A parliamentary committee here has blamed lapses among government security agencies for fueling a September attack on an upscale Nairobi mall that killed dozens of people and left Kenyans seething.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 09:07
The leader of Nigerian militant group Boko Haram says his group was responsible for an attack on a Nigerian military base earlier this month.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:40
Leader of the Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has today claimed the attacks on military formations in Maiduguri on 2nd December.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:34
The Obama administration is willing to consider supporting an expanded Syrian rebel coalition that would include Islamist groups, provided the groups are not allied with al-Qaeda and agree to support upcoming peace talks in Geneva.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:17
The leader of the outlawed Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau Thursday claimed responsibility for the December 2 attack on Maiduguri during which the Air Force base and the army barrack were among the targets.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 09:02
ISIL insurgents have increased attacks on strategic targets in parts of western Iraq in the past three months in a bid to make their putative state a reality, security officials and analysts say.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:51
Officials and soldiers in the Ahwar area of Abyan said a drone strike killed eight unidentified people in Abyan Tuesday morning.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:18
The deaths of two French soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR) have reminded the world of the deadly seriousness of France’s latest foreign foray to confront Islamists in their former colonies.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 07:51
Despite a fierce crackdown on insurgent group Boko Haram by Nigerian security forces, violence in northeastern Nigeria has not abated.