Terrorism
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 06:29
U.S. intelligence and defense officials are increasingly worried their fight against the self-declared Islamic State is benefitting al Qaeda, ISIS’s jihadi rival.
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 06:13
The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) said on Sunday it was ready to supply ground troops to help support and train an international military coalition against Islamic State in Syria provided such efforts were led by the United States.
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 06:05
The Islamic State (IS) militant group has been forced to cut its fighters' pay by up to 50 percent because U.S.-led air strikes have had a substantial impact on the money it makes from oil, a senior U.S official said on Monday.
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 06:41
On 15 January 2016, a Kenyan Defence Force base at El-Adde in the Gedo region of Somalia was attacked and overrun by Al-Shabaab. News still remains sketchy, though it is increasingly certain this is the costliest day in Kenya’s proud military history.
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 06:33
Thousands of special forces could be deployed, likely in coordination with Turkey, Saudi sources told the Guardian
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 06:28
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says ground fighting efforts by coalition partners of the United States are having an effect in the conflict against Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 06:16
The Obama administration is struggling to find the right mix of military and diplomatic moves to stop the Islamic State in Libya, where the extremist group has taken advantage of the political chaos in the country to gain a foothold with worrying implications for the U.S. and Europe.
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 06:53
A suspected U.S. dronestrike overnight killed a top Islamist militant commander in southern Yemen who had run al Qaeda's combat operations and had a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, residents said.
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 06:37
U.S. President Barack Obama will continue to be updated on the risks of the spread of Islamic State to Libya, and the United States will take action in the North African country to counter that threat if necessary, the White House said on Wednesday.
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 06:14
Nigeria's president says his country's military will only use the minimum force necessary to deal with extremists after calls for an investigation into senior commanders over abuses, including the deaths of more than 8,000 detainees.President Muhammadu Buhari told European Union lawmakers Wednesday that Nigeria's military has updated its "rules of engagement in fighting terrorism" and that care is being taken in "the treatment of captured terrorists."