Counterterrorism
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 07:28
U.S. Department of State teleconference on the designation of Nigerian terrorist groups Boko Haram and Ansaru.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 07:23
Today, the United States designated Nigeria-based groups Boko Haram and Ansaru as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. In the last several years, Boko Haram and Ansaru have been responsible for thousands of deaths in northeast and central Nigeria, including dozens of attacks on churches and mosques, targeted killings of civilians, and the 2011 suicide bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja that killed 21 people and injured dozens more.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 07:21
U.S. Department of State spokesperson Jen Psaki on the designation of both Boko Haram and Ansaru as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 07:13
"Secretary Hagel emphasized U.S. and Kazakhstan's shared interest in maintaining stability in Afghanistan, and the entire Central Asian region, after 2014 through our existing political, economic, and security commitments.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 09:28
The judge accused the man, who was identified as Hasan M., of “committing terrorist acts and rigging vehicles to be exploded in residential areas with the intention of killing civilians,” the source said.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 09:19
The terrorists also burned a motorcycle that belonged to a restaurant and damaged a private vehicle that was parked nearby.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 09:16
The Egyptian authorities arrested 11 "terrorists" on Wednesday during a security campaign in Northern Sinai, an army spokesman said.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 11:58
The draft allows the monitoring of social networking sites to make sure they are not used for terrorist purposes, which include attacks on citizens, state institutions and educational and religious facilities.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 11:36
A suspected Islamist militant was killed in clashes in southern Tunisia on Tuesday that also left two policemen wounded during a “huge” security sweep, the interior ministry said.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 08:48
At least ten Al Shabaab militants were reportedly killed in a heavy fighting between two Al Shabaab factions in Lower Shabelle region of Southern Somalia on Sunday afternoon, Garowe Online reports.