Counterterrorism
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 08:44
The presidential amnesty programme is working with a government agency on this.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 08:36
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and UAE Foreign Minister Abdallah bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan discuss the ongoing security commitment between their two states, efforts to end the violence in Syria, and the P5+1 negotiations with Iran.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 07:59
On November 13, two Subcommittees in the US House of Representatives – Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade – will hold a joint hearing to discuss the threat posed by Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, better known as Boko Haram. In the wake of persistent and heinous attacks on civilians perpetrated by its militants, most recently an attack on a wedding party claiming 30 lives, Congress looks poised to propose legislation compelling the US State Department to label Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). When debating this legislation Congress should be asking not if Boko Haram is a terrorist organization, but does this legislation contribute to promoting human rights and security in North-East Nigeria?
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 10:16
The relative peace in Kano was shattered late on Friday and yesterday morning when men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) and Department of State Security (DSS) raided the residences of suspected insurgents in Hotoro Danmarke and Brigade Quarters.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 09:40
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has said Ethiopian troops will join Kenya and Ugandan troops that are part of AMISOM fighting Al Shabaab insurgents inside Somalia.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 09:39
H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia has strongly condemned the acts of terrorists at Hotel Maka Al-Mukurama with the suicide bomb attempt and the car explosion with full explosive items, which caused death and injuries to civilians. A man with laptop and explosive items entered Hotel Maka Al-Mukarama and attempted to detonate explosive items, however, security forces captured him which stopped him to detonate explosive items inside the hotel.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 09:36
Normalcy is reported to have returned to Hotoro and Brigade areas of Kano State where several people were recently killed in a gun duel between operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) and suspected Boko Haram members.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 09:33
A Bahraini court Sunday jailed for life two Shiites convicted of blowing up a car outside a Sunni mosque in an attack that caused no casualties, a judicial source said.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 09:30
Turkey and Iraq pledged greater cooperation on trade and counterterrorism while admitting to disagreements over Syria’s war during a landmark visit to Baghdad by the Turkish foreign minister on Sunday.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 09:23
They also knowingly joined that terrorist organization, carried out a bomb explosion for the purpose of terrifying unwary people, trained on manufacturing explosives in addition to the charge of stealing two cars.