Counterterrorism
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 13:13
In countries around the world, campaigns against terrorism have largely focused on the hard challenges of security, employing intelligence services and specialized military and police units to take the lead. But to complement those efforts, counterterrorist strategies also look at the root causes of radicalization itself. Security services have tried community engagement and monitoring of religious groups — and in some cases governments have even encouraged weddings to bring alienated young men back into the fold. Now, Muslim elders in northern Nigeria are testing that tactic on a massive scale.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 13:07
Last month’s brazen terrorist attack on a Kenyan mall that left scores of people dead “validates” U.S. efforts against the Somali military group Al-Shabab, which is being forced to shift tactics after a series of defeats against U.S.- backed African Union forces, two top U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 13:02
For years the Islamist extremist group Al-Shabaab was seen as the most cohesive, united and powerful force in the failed state of Somalia. But it is now disintegrating like a house of cards because of internal divisions and power struggles within its leadership, according to Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad, a history and political science professor at Kenya’s Kenyatta University.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:43
Citing progress in helping African partners countering violent extremist organizations, the commander of U.S. Africa Command said the terrorist attack last month at a mall in Nairobi, Kenya, actually shows that U.S. efforts and policies are working.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:36
LiveAtState with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, on the relationship between the U.S. and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:33
The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the bill’s items have reached 57, due to amendments relating to the definitions of terrorism in addition to items on funding and incitement.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:32
LiveAtState with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, and General David M. Rodriguez, Commander of Africa Command, discussing foreign policy and security cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:27
Hadi instructed the Ministers to submit reports every three weeks showing points of weakness in any district or province and the necessary actions to be taken to achieve security and stability.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 11:54
In a move described as the largest border mobilisation yet, Algeria is sending thousands of troops to secure the eastern and southern frontiers to thwart the infiltration of terrorists.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 09:53
Kenyan troops accused of looting the Westgate shopping mall during last month's attack by al-Shabaab militants took goods only "to ensure their safety", Kenya's Chief of Defence Forces Julius Karangi said Tuesday (October 22nd).