Counterterrorism
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 08:49
At the top of his agenda is a request for more U.S. help in the fight against the al-Qaeda affiliate, whose scope has grown to encompass neighboring Syria as well.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 08:12
Nigeria military says air and ground attack on rebel camps in Borno state has left at least 74 Boko Haram fighters dead.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 06:55
The province shares borders with Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia and is considered a main gate for the ongoing war in Syria.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 12:23
Israeli defense officials confirm that terror cell operating near Hebron planned to launch explosive-laden UAV at targets in Israel.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 11:17
Scandinavia's humanitarian generosity in the 1990s appears to have had some unintended, and unwelcome, consequences, as dozens of young ethnic Somalis living there have embraced jihad, returning to the Horn of Africa to join the al Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 09:27
Boko Haram's raids claim multiple innocent victims and spread fear and panic. The government says fighting the group is a priority and has mounted a display of military force. The impact has been largely temporary.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 09:25
Jacob Zenn is an analyst of African Affairs for The Jamestown Foundation focusing on radical groups in Northern Nigeria and a Policy Advisor for the Nigerian-American Leadership Council working to leverage the diaspora community to tackle security and accountability problems in Nigeria. We met in London to discuss the current trajectory of militancy in the region.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 09:11
Pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia are at the lowest level since 2006 because of tougher ship security and more Western naval patrols, while onshore al Shabaab militants have shifted tactics to guerrilla warfare, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 09:01
CIS heads of states approved the decision aimed at countering terrorism and extremism for 2014-2018.