Counterterrorism
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 06:45
The Pentagon has sent a small team of uniformed military advisers to Somalia, the first American troops assigned there since 1993, when 18 Americans were killed in the failed “Black Hawk Down” mission.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 14:38
According to a State Department press release, it is now illegal under U.S. law to provide material support to or engage in transactions with the organization.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 14:29
Elements from the second field army in Egypt's Ismailia arrested four "terrorists" with arms and an explosive belt on them, an army spokesman said.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 14:25
A dangerous Algerian terrorist holed up in Mount Chaambi has infiltrated into the city of Kasserine (Midwest), the Ministry of the Interior said in a press release issued Thursday.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 14:19
There are two main authorities for terrorism designations of groups and individuals. Groups can be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Under Executive Order 13224, a wider range of entities, including terrorist groups, individuals acting as part of a terrorist organization, and other entities such as financiers and front companies, can be designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs).
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 13:54
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri said on Thursday that at least 38 members of the Boko Haram terror group and a soldier died in a gun battle during an attack on Damboa Village of Borno state.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 13:12
A Yemeni national, Mahmoud Mujahid, held there without trial since 2002, is the first to be re-evaluated for transfer and eventual release by a new US government panel set up by presidential order in an effort to hasten the camp's closure.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 12:57
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Africa over the last week.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 12:33
The director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, said Thursday that tracking Americans who have returned from Syria had become one of the bureau’s highest counterterrorism priorities.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 11:39
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the Middle East and North Africa over the last week:
United States policy: