Counterterrorism
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 08:39
"Tunisia has learned how to confront (the extremists) over the past three years and we have a security force that has organized itself and is well prepared to prevent new attacks."
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 08:23
The United States, Kerry said, wanted to partner with Algeria to build a more robust, defence relationship and help secure and strengthen borders in the region
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 07:02
A radical Muslim cleric in Kenya, Abubakar Shariff Ahmed, has been shot dead outside the coastal city of Mombasa, police and witnesses say.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 06:56
Military authorities say over 288 rifles, 35 Rocket Propelled Guns and 35 locally made Improvised Explosive Devices were recovered after a fierce encounter in Abugasse, Cameroon, close to the Chadian border from suspected terrorists.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 06:55
The ongoing military offensive against members of Boko Haram sect has extended to Cameroun, which the fleeing terrorists have carved out as their safe haven from where they carry out cross border attacks.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 06:49
The latest terrorist attack in Nairobi's Eastleigh neighbourhood, which killed six people and injured 25 others Monday (March 31st), has left city residents angry and wondering when -- or if -- the government can bring an end to the country's mushrooming terrorism problem.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 06:44
Last week’s attack on a Likoni church in the coastal city of Mombasa, and the subsequent Eastleigh blast in Nairobi, are grim reminders of the precarious state of Kenya’s security. If the current situation is not judiciously handled, it could easily be exploited and then morph into a sectarian conflict.
Tajik, Russian defense ministers to discuss military and technical cooperation between their countri
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 08:25
Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan (MoD), says Tajik and Russian defense ministers will discuss a number of issues related to military and technical cooperation between Tajikistan and the Russian Federation.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 08:22
"Additionally, the issues of cooperation in the sphere of fighting terrorism and extremism, organized transnational crime, drug trafficking, cyber crime and money laundering were discussed during the meeting," Kazakhstan's Prosecutor General's Office said
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 08:20
Law enforcement is eyeing the redeployment of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) insurgents from the Afghan-Pakistani border zone to northern Afghanistan, a potential springboard for attacking Central Asia.