Counterterrorism
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 07:48
The U.S. sent home to Algeria on Thursday a long-held Guantánamo captive who was cleared for return years ago but for a time sought resettlement elsewhere rather than repatriation to his civil-war stricken homeland.
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 10:19
Bahrain’s interior minister has called for the reformulation of security arrangements between Arab countries to include more areas of cooperation and to boost readiness to deal with emergencies.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 12:41
According to him, the meeting brought together representatives of defense ministries of Tajikistan, China, Kazakhstan and Russia to discuss the agenda of the upcoming SCO defense ministers’ meeting.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 12:24
According to the Moroccan Ministry of Interior, the gang included two known terrorists, whereby the group’s leader has reportedly helped finance jihadists to join al-Qaeda in Syria.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 07:23
The recent counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency offensives launched against the outlawed Boko Haram Islamic sect is yielding fruits, as scores of wounded terrorists who escaped from various camps under the fire of security forces have been captured in the fringes of Lake Chad.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 07:20
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. General Kenneth Minimah is personally leading the war on the Boko Haram insurgents as troops advanced into the Sambisa Forest, Daily Trust learnt yesterday.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 07:15
The Somali National Army and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops on Monday (March 10th) launched attacks on al-Shabaab bases in Lower Shabelle, Somalia's Radio Dalsan reported.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 07:14
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday (March 10th) lauded the ongoing military offensive against al-Shabaab, calling it an opportunity for Somalis to take control of their own fate and rise to the challenges of reconstructing their country.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 07:02
Al-Qaeda fighters from Libya, Algeria and Mauritania died during multiple military raids in Mali over the past fortnight.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 13:05
A drone strike on Yemen's central Maarib province on Monday has killed a suspected al-Qaeda militant, local tribesmen told Reuters news agency.