Terrorism
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:09
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack but a senior police official is pointing the finger at al-Shabab.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 06:18
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has said it was behind an attack on Yemen's defence ministry on Thursday that left 52 people dead.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 12:45
Islamist militants of Nigeria's Boko Haram movement, linked to al-Qaida's North African branch, this week attacked a Nigerian air force base in the insurgency-wracked north in one of their biggest and most audacious attacks, underlining how Africa seems to be the new battleground for the jihadists.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 12:11
Armed militia believed to be Al Shabaab members attacked Intelligence base in Mogadishu's Huriwaa district as witnesses reported two landmine explosions.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 12:08
A suicide bomber targeted vehicle carrying Puntland government forces with an explosive-laden car near a busy intersection in Bossaso port city on Thursday, Garowe Online reports.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:51
Security officials in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan claim the process starts with small, closed Salafi Muslim groups that attract the unemployed or disaffected into their communities.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:45
Jihadists in northern Syria have kidnapped more than 50 Kurds in the past three days, in the second such case of mass hostage-taking since July, a monitoring group said Thursday.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:29
Algerian army helicopters killed a top al-Qaida leader and four associates as they sped through the southern Algerian desert, a local official said Thursday.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:23
The source explained that Laqis was fond of technology and took the first steps two decades ago on the way to transferring Hezbollah into a techie organization.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 13:31
In September 2013, the U.S. Consulate General Lagos and the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) launched a conflict mitigation initiative in Nigeria’s Delta region.