Counterterrorism
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 07:00
Kenya's military says it has carried out an air strike on an Islamist camp in Somalia, killing 30 militants, including al-Shabab commanders.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 08:39
Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (UKMK) said on January 9 that the two suspects had illegally arrived in Kyrgyzstan after completing military training in Syria.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 06:56
A Western diplomat in the Gulf, who asked not to be named, said this was the biggest counter-terrorism arms haul in two years and it was being taken extremely seriously by Western governments.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 06:52
What Mr. Obama ended was the United States military presence in Iraq, but the fighting did not stop when the last troops left in 2011; it simply stopped being a daily concern for most Americans.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 06:49
The terrorist designations would be the American government’s first formal public accusations of responsibility for the attack, which killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 13:21
U.S. officials acknowledge the seriousness of the claims and say the strike is being investigated by administration officials -- one of the few times the U.S. government has confirmed an internal review of a drone strike and the first time since President Barack Obama pledged to tighten rules for the strikes in a major speech in May.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 08:37
In the wake of an incident that saw a group of settlers beaten and held by Palestinians after they allegedly attempted to carry out a “price tag” attack, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon on Wednesday vehemently condemned extremist Jewish violence as “terror."
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 08:36
The Kenyan government has formed a special unit to investigate businessmen who are allegedly funding radicalised Muslim youths in Mombasa, Kenya's The Star reported Monday (January 6th).
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 08:07
Two suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in a U.S. drone strike in the southeastern province of Hadramout on Wednesday, residents and local officials said.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 07:05
Azerbaijan`s both presidencies saw 59 open and closed meetings, 7 resolutions, 3 statements of the Council`s President and 13 press statements.