Counterterrorism
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 12:16
Lawyers confirm extended co-operation from man who secretly pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in New York two years ago
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 12:00
Nigeria's army said on Wednesday it had identified more than 500 suspected Islamist militants - including members of the security forces who had supported the insurgents - and called for them to be tried on terrorism charges.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:51
Security officials in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan claim the process starts with small, closed Salafi Muslim groups that attract the unemployed or disaffected into their communities.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:29
Algerian army helicopters killed a top al-Qaida leader and four associates as they sped through the southern Algerian desert, a local official said Thursday.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:26
This is what's called "a complex attack", using a carefully timed combination of a suicide car bomb followed up by an armed assault.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 07:55
"Terrorism is a real danger. We need to be on the lookout at all times. In addition to the security and legal approach, we also need to consider the social and economic side of things," he said.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 09:29
Germany said on Friday it had no knowledge of U.S. drone strikes being directed from its territory after media reports alleged that the U.S. military was steering attacks on Islamist guerrillas in Africa from German bases.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 09:23
A major Nigerian military offensive was supposed to wipe out Boko Haram. But the Islamist militant group has merely changed its tactics, and struck back in spectacular fashion this week with a huge attack on military targets in a key northern city.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 09:02
Latest attack shows that major military crackdown has not been enough to silence Islamist militants in north of Nigeria
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 08:31
A Kenyan plan to get rid of Somali refugees is harsh and ill-designed