Terrorism
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 08:27
The killings of popular Muslim clerics in Kenya's port city of Mombasa is strengthening support for Somali militants who massacred at least 67 people in a Nairobi shopping mall two weeks ago, a prominent Islamist said on Saturday.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 08:21
Suspected Islamist militants hit the northern Malian city of Gao with artillery fire on Monday, in the first attack on the insurgents' former stronghold in months, city residents, military and local government officials said.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 08:00
Police has received credible information indicating that wanted terrorist Andreas Martin Mueller alias Ahmed Khaled, is said to have entered the country on Tuesday.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:41
Four fighters identified from video taken inside Westgate shopping centre during deadly siege.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 06:36
Hezbollah, which had over 10,000 fighters in Syria, has only “a few thousand” left in the civil war-ravaged country, according to The Times.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 11:56
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the Middle East and North Africa over the last week:
United Nations 68th General Assembly:
- Numerous MENA leaders spoke at the UN General Assembly this week. For a round up of their statements, read our blog.
Bahrain:
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 10:34
American drones, special operations, and proxy soldiers have quietly but rapidly become commonplace in Africa in the past decade. As al-Qaeda’s central headquarters in Pakistan has been degraded into a diffused network of local terror enclaves, Africa has seen the rise of violent extremism and a surge of bloody attacks. The growing security threat from Islamic militants throughout Africa has been paralleled by increased U.S. involvement with local government forces on matters of regional security. Though the threat posed by terrorist organizations in Africa clearly demands a defense strategy, the situation may be exacerbated should the U.S. continue to implement its current approach.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 10:19
When former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled an $80 million international program to crack down on ivory smuggling at the United Nations last week, she drew an explicit link between the lucrative underground trade and terrorist financing.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 10:10
The Westgate Mall attack in Kenya threw the spotlight on al-Shabab, a Somalia-based group of Islamic militants that claimed responsibility. But its relationship with al-Hijra, a relatively obscure cell of extremists in Kenya, represents what terrorism analysts say is a worrying trend in Africa: an increase in collaboration among religious radicals across borders and vast, poorly policed regions.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 08:40
U.S. Department of State spokesperson Marie Harf on recent developments with AQIM and Boko Haram in Mali and Nigeria, respectively.