Terrorism
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:41
Attacks on the up-scale Nairobi shopping mall has left at least 69 people dead and over 200 wounded. The Somali-based Islamist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the killings. Analysts said the latest attacks in Kenya could further lead to the whole destabilization of the entire region. On Monday, the interior ministry said the fire in the mall had been contained, although plumes of smoke continued to dominate Nairobi's skyline as night fell.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:37
In the aftermath of the worst terror attack in East Africa in three years, foreign policy scholars here are urging the U.S. government to rethink its counter-terror policy in the region.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:34
Kenyan officials say the army has taken control of a besieged Nairobi shopping mall from Islamist terrorists, and that all hostages have been freed.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:30
A former U.S. diplomat says there is a connection between the Saturday’s terrorist attack in Nairobi and Kenyan military involvement in Somalia.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:27
Unidentified gunmen shot dead on Tuesday a Yemeni air force officer in the capital, the second killing of its kind in less than 24 hours, a military official said.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:26
Despite reports of Nigeria’s success against insurgent group Boko Haram, recent violence attributed to the group has some Nigerians worried that the militants are growing stronger. Many worry the violence will only increase as the 2015 elections draw closer, on the prospect that politicians will hire the militants to attack their opponents.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:23
Attacks on two police stations and a local official's house northwest of Baghdad killed eight people on Tuesday, seven of them policemen, officers and doctors said.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:20
The African Union (AU) is working with its international partners to assist Kenya following the weekend terrorist attack on the East African nation, says Erastus Mwencha, deputy chairman of the African Union Commission.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:18
The Somali militant group al-Shabab says its fighters are still holding hostages inside the Kenyan mall where gunmen began a deadly siege on Saturday.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:15
Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed tells Al Jazeera deadly mall siege is work of al-Qaeda, not al-Shabab.