Counterterrorism
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 12:14
President Michel Sleiman Friday praised the Lebanese Army for the arrests of terrorists involved in recent bombing attacks across the country.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Elman Abdullayev has acknowledged that Baku has only a limited capacity to track the activities of Azerbaijani citizens inside Syria.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 08:43
A commander in the U.S. Army Sustainment Command confirmed this week that the military would begin shifting operations from the Manas Transit Center to Romania next month, while the head of Central Command’s Special Operations department visited the region to discuss cooperation with Tajikistan’s special forces. Below is a roundup of these stories and some of the other top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
Top Stories from Central Asia and the South Caucasus:
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 12:19
In addition, a two-year bilateral agreement of co-operation was signed between the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the SCNS Anti-terrorism Centre.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 09:12
He said that in the coming months his cabinet would also tackle the threat posed by the growth of jihadi groups and the social tension caused by unemployment.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 09:11
Algeria is calling on imams to become fully engaged in the fight against extremism and obscurantism.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 09:09
Security forces killed seven “very dangerous takfiri elements loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group” in an aerial attack in the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 09:04
Lebanese Army chief Gen. Jean Kahwagi said Wednesday the military has demonstrated its ability to protect Lebanon from regional repercussions and combat terrorism, which he described as a threat to international peace.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:49
"Between the 75,000 to 110,000 fighters inside Syria, "about 26,000 we'd rate as extremists," he said.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 07:51
An Uzbek man living in Colorado has become the first defendant to challenge the constitutionality of the U.S. National Security Agency's (NSA) warrantless surveillance program