Counterterrorism
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:55
Early on Saturday white soldiers from unknown country attacked a house in Barawe town, the stronghold of Al Shabab rebel group in Somalia. The spokesman of Al Shabab military operation Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Mus'ab said the group has folied against a heavy attack by white soldiers in the town of Barawe, killing one foreign officer.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:53
In a stealthy seaside assault in Somalia and in a raid in Libya's capital, U.S. special forces on Saturday struck out against Islamic extremists who have carried out terrorist attacks in East Africa, snatching a Libyan al-Qaida leader allegedly involved in the bombings of U.S. embassies 15 years ago but aborting a mission to capture a terrorist suspect linked to last month's Nairobi shopping mall attack after a fierce firefight.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:50
Operational blunders, obsolete weapons and under-stocked armouries are some of the major reasons behind the military’s apparent inability to end the Boko Haram insurgency, Defence sources told Daily Trust.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:48
The Nigerian military, in conjunction with special forces from the United Kingdom, United States, Spain and Netherlands have begun a joint training to enhance its capacity to combat terrorism in the county’s maritime environment.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:43
Two weeks after Al-Shabaab militants murdered over 60 shoppers and diners and laid waste to one of Nairobi’s smartest malls, a reckoning has begun: how could an attack of such ferocious brutality happen in the heart of one of the city’s wealthiest enclaves? Could it happen again and, if so, how can an attack of a similar magnitude be prevented?
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:42
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is defending the special forces raid to capture a senior al-Qaida operative in Libya, saying the operation was "legal and appropriate."
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:40
After he assumed office, President Obama barred the use of extraordinary rendition but reserved the right to capture and render some suspects for trial in the United States.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:39
Al-Shabab says British and Turkish troops landed on coastal town and engaged in firefight - a claim both nations deny.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:36
Military officials say US forces captured al-Qaeda figure in Libya and confirmed raid on al-Shabab base in Somalia.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:34
PM suggests he was not informed of operation to seize alleged al-Qaeda man wanted for East Africa embassy bombings.