Terrorism
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 09:46
Many are wondering if al-Shabaab's attack in Nairobi is a sign of its new global orientation. The answer is no.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 09:29
The Libyan man who was seized earlier this month in a US raid in Tripoli has been transferred to the US to face charges in New York.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 09:25
On the contrary, [jihadism] is very much alive, but now exists in the form of localized militias with new and differing goals, often couched in democratic and constitutional rhetoric.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 08:16
Ethiopian state media have reported that a bomb blast in the capital city Addis Ababa has killed at least two people.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 07:56
With the decision of the cabinet to freeze the assets of al-Qaeda and Taliban members, Turkey has the chance of securing a better position in combating black money.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 07:52
The insurgency in Nigeria’s North Eastern corner has once more brought into sharp relief the precarious balance between life and death in the region. Scores of people are killed on a daily basis and the frequency has also ensured a sense of ‘tragedy fatigue’ amongst the country’s populace.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 07:50
Boko Haram’s recent, deadly attack on the agricultural college in Gujba, Yobe State has raised some difficult and urgent questions for the Nigerian federal authorities and international community. The most pressing – how and why did this happen – quickly give way to more substantive concerns about the efficacy of the security forces and their counter-terrorism campaign.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 07:36
A Yemeni official denied that the army base contained a joint U.S.-Yemeni operations room, saying its task was to prevent piracy in nearby Arabian Sea lanes.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 07:28
Amnesty International says nearly 1,000 people with suspected Boko Haram links have died in military detention centres.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 07:18
Two men who were in the country illegally were killed in a rented house when the bomb detonated, officials say.