Counterterrorism
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 09:02
Abdallah Kharti, the terror suspect targeted in an IDF missile strike on Sunday, is seen by Israeli intelligence as a key link in a Salafi-jihadi terrorist network that spans the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 08:59
“Egypt with its people and army is capable of uprooting extremism and terrorism,” said Al-Sisi at the ninth educational symposium at the Galaa Theatre in Cairo.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 08:47
Many politicians, activists and analysts think Yemeni security agencies prefer to identify suspects as eligible drone targets rather than arrest them — to avoid a messy legal process or a confrontation with a well-armed population in which tribal loyalties run deep.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 08:41
"The level of those trainees will be positively reflected on the ground by firmly and decisively repelling terrorists, neutralising their danger and securing the country against their evils," said Maj. Gen. Nasser al-Taheri, head of the Special Operations Command.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 07:42
Air attacks in the northern Sinai Peninsula have killed 16 armed fighters with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, according to Egypt's military spokesman.
Friday, February 7, 2014 - 11:07
“The Army does not fight anyone because of their beliefs but because of aggression against citizens and soldiers,” he said, adding that the Lebanese rejected “the terrorist and suicide missions” seen in recent months.
Friday, February 7, 2014 - 11:06
The accusation, detailed in new sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury department targeting Iranian terror links, indicates Iranian officials are backing opposing sides in the Syrian civil war.
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 09:43
Spokesman Ahmed Aly added that forces also confiscated materials used to create bombs in Wednesday’s security operations in the lawless peninsula.
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 09:06
Niger's interior minister says France and the United States should intervene in southern Libya "to eradicate the terrorist threat" in the region.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 09:04
More than 50 U.S. citizens have joined extremist groups that are fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad, and some have returned to America and are under FBI surveillance, U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday.