Counterterrorism
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:46
Yemeni foreign minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi told Reuters in September that the drone strikes were a "necessary evil" and a "very limited affair" that happens in coordination with the Yemeni government.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:26
Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen Azubuike Ihejirika yesterday said military approach alone cannot extinguish the Boko Haram insurgency, even as he noted that terrorism is not peculiar to Nigeria.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:20
Police in Mombasa are looking for a man who hurled a grenade at a tourist van this morning causing panic in Likoni.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:20
A U.S. drone mistakenly targeted a wedding convoy in Yemen's al-Baitha province after intelligence reports identified the vehicles as carrying al Qaeda militants, two Yemeni national security officials told CNN on Thursday.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 09:01
A new report by Human Rights Watch says thousands of people have been killed in inter-communal violence in Nigeria’s “Middle Belt” during the past four years and almost none of the killers have been prosecuted. In Abuja, locals say without justice, the violence will only get worse.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:51
Officials and soldiers in the Ahwar area of Abyan said a drone strike killed eight unidentified people in Abyan Tuesday morning.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:51
Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti, the highest religious authority in the country, has condemned suicide bombings as grave crimes, reiterating his stance in unusually strong language.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:40
During that meeting, the three neighbours agreed to enhance security co-operation on the border, stop arms proliferation and monitor the movements of terrorist groups.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:10
Members of civilian vigilante groups known as the “civilian joint task force” (CJTF) are taking an increasingly active role in the government’s fight against Boko Haram (BH).
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 07:48
Nigeria’s government has largely ignored years of mass murder in Plateau and Kaduna states in central Nigeria, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.