Terrorism
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:59
Islamist militants are exploiting anarchy in neighboring Libya to get training and smuggle weapons across porous borders, according to Tunisian PM.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:57
A suicide bomber killed at least 16 people on Saturday in an attack on a cafe in a Somali town close to the Ethiopian border frequented by local and foreign soldiers fighting al Qaeda-linked rebels.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:53
The attack by the Somali radical Islamist group Al-Shabab on a shopping mall in Kenya last month has refocused attention on the threat from militant groups in Africa. These groups operate across the north of the continent, and have adopted various media techniques to spread their message to a wider audience.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:42
The militant Somali group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Saturday that killed at least 15 and left dozens wounded in western Somalia, near the border with Ethiopia.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:41
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has extorted $20 million in two years, an official says. Western nations face the dilemma of paying up or seeing hostages die.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:40
Witnesses say suspected Boko Haram militants dressed as Nigerian soldiers killed 19 people Sunday at a fake checkpoint near the border with Cameroon.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:28
At least 16 people died in suicide bombing in Hiraan region of southern Somalia on Saturday when a bomber detonated explosives inside an eatery, marking the deadliest terror attack to be reported in months, Garowe Online reports.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:24
To that end, al-Qaeda’s leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has argued that the group should exploit the Arab Spring to expand its recruiting by creating a civilian wing concentrating on religious propagation.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:19
Eight villagers were reported dead and several others injured when gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram members, dressed in military uniforms attacked Lugumani Village in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State, witnesses said.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:14
Ansar al-Sharia was behind yesterday’s attack on National Guard officers in Beja, Minister of the Interior Lotfi Ben Jeddou told radio station Mosaique FM.