Terrorism
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 08:04
Grief is giving way to anger in Kenya a month after the country suffered its worst terrorist attack in 15 years when gunmen stormed an upmarket shopping mall in the capital, killing at least 67 people.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 07:35
Sources affiliated with militant group al-Shabab have identified one of the attackers in the deadly Kenya mall assualt as Yahya Ahmed Osman -- also known as "Arab" -- from the town of Buloburte in Somalia's Hiran region.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:58
The House Armed Services Committee convenes to discuss increased security at diplomatic facilities in the MENA region in light of the one year anniversary of attacks that killed four Americans at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:37
The most pressing matter to Western officials, however, is the surface-to-air missile getting into the hands of al-Qaeda, an unchecked power in the region enjoying its new freedom in a post-Qaddafi Libya.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:28
In the radio interview, Mr. Hague acknowledged that Islamists were playing an increasingly influential role in the war.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:19
The emergence of a group affiliated with Al Qaeda has undermined the chances of negotiating an end to the conflict, a senior State Department official said on Monday.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 09:31
Deep in the Sahara, the camps of the Polisario—former Marxist rebels ousted from Morocco after Spain’s withdrawal—are reportedly becoming prime recruiting grounds for Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 09:08
Bomb blast in Addis Ababa that killed two Somalis raises the stakes for country's security.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 08:36
In Kenya, mourners have been attending a ceremony for almost 70 people killed exactly a month ago in a raid on a Nairobi shopping mall. Pictures of soldiers looting the mall have infuriated many Kenyans.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 13:38
A roundtable meeting on hindering terrorists’ access to explosives through better control over the substances took place in Yerevan today with OSCE support.