Counterterrorism
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 07:37
A member of an extremist group wanted in the fatal carjacking of an American official in Niger more than a decade ago has been arrested by French soldiers in northern Mali, prosecutors said.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 07:19
The army also seized the truck the terrorists were driving and discovered the following weapons in the truck: a machine gun, two automatic rifles, a rocket propelled grenade launcher (RPG-7) and a 9mm pistol.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 06:06
On Thursday November 21, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations convened a hearing titled, “Political, Economic, and Security Situation in Africa.” Despite its title, the hearing focused on the North African states of Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco, and U.S. policy towards these nations.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 06:02
U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Jen Psaki delivers the daily press briefing for November 27th, 2013.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 10:34
Following his return to his native Tunisia, he was tasked by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) with supplying weapons to the organisation.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 10:31
Sahel-Saharan security topped the agenda of new talks between King Mohammed VI of Morocco and US President Barack Obama.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 08:49
The leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, was Tuesday arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:27
The U.N. Security Council urged new efforts Monday to end attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, release all people abducted by the brutal African rebel group and send its notorious leader Joseph Kony to the International Criminal Court for prosecution for crimes against humanity.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:24
It’s been about two months since al-Shabaab gunmen employed the new playbook. On Saturday, 21 September 2013 squads of gunmen affiliated with the Somalia terrorist group al-Shabaab armed with assault rifles and grenades attacked the Westgate mall. They came to kill – and also came to die.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:20
At least 12 suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in an air strike in southern Yemen this week, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.