Terrorism
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 09:00
Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said that government troops had been supported by Hezbollah fighters as well as volunteers from the Abul Fadl al-Abbas brigade, who include Iraqis.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:51
Nigeria's military said on Tuesday it had killed 40 Islamist militants while repelling a coordinated attack in three parts of northeastern Borno state, in the heartland of their insurgency.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:45
Hezbollah was more understanding than its Iranian patron of Hamas’s decision to abandon Damascus, says Moussa Abu Marzouk.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:41
Earlier Wednesday, Syrian activists said that two days of heavy clashes between Kurdish fighters and al-Qaida-linked rebels in the northeast have killed at least 41 on both sides.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:37
Nigerian Muslims and Christians in the city of Kaduna traditionally celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Muslim sacrifice holiday, together. But after four years of insurgency and sectarian violence, some locals say holidays are not safe and have chosen to remain in their religiously segregated neighborhoods.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:30
The detainees include "three dangerous al-Qaeda elements arrested at a building with various weapons and explosives in their possession", said Kirkuk police spokesman Col. Salam al-Jaf.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:22
An alleged senior al-Qaeda figure captured in Libya has pleaded not guilty in a US federal court to allegations he was involved in the 1998 bombing of the US embassy in Kenya.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:14
Arms are being transferred from Somalia into Kenya through hawala, an unregulated and traditional Somali transfer system that works with a network of agents, according to immigration officials and hawala brokers here.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:04
Al-Shabaab has stepped up its harassment of civilians in the Somali coastal town of Barawe following the attempted capture of a senior al-Shabaab leader by US Navy SEALs earlier this month.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 07:34
No fewer than 40 suspected terrorists were killed on Sunday as troops repelled attacks launched by members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect on three towns in Borno State.