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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:26
The United States says it is "increasingly concerned" over Azerbaijan's human rights record. "We are deeply concerned by recent restrictions on civil society activities in Azerbaijan," said State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki on December 1 in Washington.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:24
Boko Haram’s siege on the border town of Damasak in Borno state last week was similar to many of the attacks the insurgent group has carried out in its five-year violent campaign for control of Nigeria’s northeast.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:24
Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Grigory Karasin, said that there is no pause in the “process of normalization” of relations in areas “where it is possible” between Moscow and Tbilisi and added that now it’s time to consider how to proceed further.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:22
Cameroon's foreign minister says a five-country African coalition will soon be operational to fight terrorism, notably Nigeria-based Boko Haram.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:20
Syrian rebel commander Abdulaziz says U.S. military training helped his men kill at least 15 Islamic State fighters in a recent battle near Aleppo. Three months earlier, a similar engagement had gone the other way, with two of his men killed.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:19
A wave of attacks across northern Nigeria, including two on Monday — a suicide bombing at a market and an assault on security facilities — showed that the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram remained able to strike at will in the region, especially against civilian targets.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:13
The publication is the first SIPRI attempt to comprehensively map the seven major external actors’ security activities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:11
The U.S. Embassy says Nigeria has asked the United States to stop training a battalion of Nigerian soldiers, the latest sign of troubled relations between the two countries.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 08:34
After delivery was suspended for many months, the Egyptian Air Force has finally received ten Boeing Apache attack helicopters from the United States.
On November 24 the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) released a photo showing the helicopters, covered in white protective plastic, after being delivered to an Egyptian port.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 07:36
Foreign dignitaries from around 60 countries that make up the international coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will meet for the first time next week, the State Department announced Wednesday.