Terrorism
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 13:34
Al Qaeda and its affiliates have been back in the news as of late due to high-profile attacks like the one on the shopping mall in Nairobi, as well as revelations of internal meetings and anticipatory Western actions like the closing of many U.S. embassies. These and similar incidents have led many to speak of a resurgence of the terror threat the Western world faces, with some going so far as to suggest that Al Qaeda has never posed a bigger threat to the West than it currently does.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 13:16
In December 2010, Nigeria experienced its first wave of terrorist bombings at Christian churches. In 2011, we had our first-ever suicide car bombing, at the United Nations headquarters here. The explosion rattled my nearby office building. Flinging myself on the floor, I assumed it was an earthquake. A bomb was still the last thing on my mind.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 13:07
Last month’s brazen terrorist attack on a Kenyan mall that left scores of people dead “validates” U.S. efforts against the Somali military group Al-Shabab, which is being forced to shift tactics after a series of defeats against U.S.- backed African Union forces, two top U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 10:36
Kenya's police chief has warned journalists over their coverage of last month's attack on the Westgate shopping centre, following reports of looting by soldiers.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 09:56
Al-Shabaab since Saturday (October 19th) has instituted a blockade on the town of Qansah Dhere in Somalia's Bay region.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 13:07
John Bolton testifies in front of the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa on his perception of Iran's national interests and policy recommendations for preventing a nuclear-armed Tehran.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 09:13
Israeli warplanes hit a convoy of advanced missiles heading out of Syria and into Lebanon where they were to be delivered to Hezbollah, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 09:08
Yemeni security forces foiled an attempt by some 300 Al-Qaeda inmates to escape after they mutinied in their Sanaa prison, a security official said Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 08:43
The defence lawyer for Nazih al-Ragye, better known as Abu Anas al-Liby, said on Tuesday that it would take several months to examine hundreds of thousands of documents before the case can proceed.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 08:10
While most reports have focused on the potential role and corresponding backlash against ethnic Somalis in regard to the Westgate siege, there continues to be a steady current of activity of Sudanese militants among al-Shabaab, al-Qai’da (AQ), and other armed movements in East Africa.