Greg Miller
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 07:07
The U.S. military has been forced to relocate a large fleet of drones from a key counterterrorism base on the Horn of Africa after a string of crashes fanned local fears that the unmanned aircraft were at risk of colliding with passenger planes, according to documents and interviews.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 13:04
A carefully choreographed assault on Kenya’s most upscale shopping mall was described by U.S. counterterrorism officials Monday as evidence that the militant group al-Shabab has turned its energies toward regional attacks after losing power and territory in its home base of Somalia.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 08:13
Kenyan security forces swept into an upscale shopping mall late Sunday to try to end a two-day standoff with heavily armed Islamist militants after a gruesome attack that reflected the surprising resiliency of one of Africa’s most brutal insurgent groups.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 08:01
The shipments began streaming into the country over the past two weeks, along with separate deliveries by the State Department of vehicles and other gear.
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 07:49
The CIA has begun closing clandestine bases in Afghanistan, a region that transformed the agency from an intelligence service to a counterterrorism force with its own prisons, paramilitary teams and armed Predator drones.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 00:00
Former officials said the CIA has been frustrated by delays that can last months before Mexican authorities mount operations based on U.S.-provided intelligence and acknowledged that lingering mistrust makes the agency reluctant to share its most sensitiv