Counterterrorism
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:24
The Kenya president Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed that his country will eliminate Al Shabab threat from inside Kenya territory. Mr Kenyatta said the government established a security system including CCTV cameras installed in the public places.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:22
Uganda has rejected an investigation against members of its troops serving as AMISOM forces in Somalia after they were alleged on sale of arms to Al Shabaab. We are not investigating the sale of weapons at the moment," Ugandan military spokesperson Lt .Col. Paddy Ankunda told Anadolu Agency in a phone interview.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:19
Israel arrested 10 West Bank-based members of the Islamist movement Hamas overnight, the army said Monday, although Palestinian officials put the number at 15.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:16
Military Prosecutor Saqr Saqr charged all 14 cell members with "carrying out terrorist acts and booby-trapping cars with the aim of detonating them in specific parts of Lebanon."
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:09
“Iraqi security strategy currently consists of a lot of flailing around in an effort to create the facsimile of progress,” said Michael Knights, a fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:06
Even as questions remain over who mounts such attacks, it seems clear the recruitment pool for radicals has grown significantly since Morsy's overthrow.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:06
The Nigerian military Friday imposed a 24-hour curfew on the northern state of Yobe, a few hours after suspected Boko Haram members launched a massive attack on the state capital, Damaturu.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:03
Some 137 Boko Haram suspects and 13 security agents were killed in clashes on Thursday and Friday between security agents and the insurgents in two states in northern Nigeria, the local Punch newspaper reported Saturday.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 08:52
Fighting between rebels and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continued for a third day Sunday with the government saying its troops recaptured two more towns from M23 rebels.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 08:51
A regional conference comprising representatives from Uganda, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday resolved to prioritise security as a mechanism for peaceful co-existence in the three countries.