Counterterrorism
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 10:56
A U.S. missile strike that killed a high-ranking intelligence officer for al-Shabab has illustrated the stepped-up pressure on the al-Qaida-linked militants, both from American attacks and from African Union ground troops.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 10:39
In the U.S. military's remarkably globalized world staff, officers deep in a special headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, are organizing training missions over three continents all dedicated to one special place — Africa.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:03
Security services in Tajikistan detained 118 members of alleged terrorist and extremist groups last year, deputy interior minister said Monday.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 09:13
WHEN FRANCE dispatched troops to the West African nation of Mali a year ago, senior officials said they anticipated an operation of a few weeks — a temporary diversion from a policy of disengaging from “francafrique,” the zone of former African colonies that France informally managed for decades through financial, arms and business deals as well as military interventions.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 08:48
The US military has carried out a missile strike in Somalia against a suspected militant leader with ties to al-Qaeda and al-Shabab.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:44
ARSO Evans also mentioned that the ATA program adheres to the “train-the-trainer” methodology and expressed his hope that the knowledge officers gained during this course will be shared with their colleagues.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:20
What links these groups, experts say, is no longer a centralized organization but a loose ideology that any group can appropriate and apply as it sees fit while gaining the mystique of a recognized brand name.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 06:58
He added that the group engaged in smuggling weapons and explosives which he used in committing acts of terrorism in the Kingdom.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 06:18
He is warning citizens who have left the country to join Islamic extremist groups and train at terrorist camps that if they return home they will go to prison.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 12:12
After four years of military action against Boko Haram and Abuja’s declaration of a state of emergency in three states eight months ago, Boko Haram’s depredations continue. Just last week, Boko Haram claimed responsibility for killing nineteen in a Borno village.