Counterterrorism
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 10:14
The Canadian government pledged $4.8 million to bolster counter-terrorism efforts in Somalia through the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced Tuesday (October 1st).
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 10:06
Fighter jets have bombed camps belonging to suspected Islamist militants in northeast Nigeria in response to a massacre of students at an agricultural college, an army spokesman said on Thursday.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 08:53
The attack on Kenya's Westgate mall, where at least 67 people died, is having an effect in other African countries.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 08:52
The United States government has said that Boko Haram will be defeated in Nigeria just as it said that it remained concerned about the security situation in the country. The US added that it would continue to provide necessary supports for the Nigerian government to conquer the people behind the insecurity in the country.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 08:51
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif will, over this weekend, be meeting with the Somali community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 08:40
U.S. Department of State spokesperson Marie Harf on recent developments with AQIM and Boko Haram in Mali and Nigeria, respectively.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 08:34
As Nigeria prepares to celebrate its 53rd year of independence, the United States stands with all Nigerians to reject the heinous violence that continues to be perpetrated by Boko Haram and other extremist groups. These attacks on innocent civilians have no place in a democratic society.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 08:14
Ugandan-led African Union troops have resumed the offensive against Lord's Resistance Army rebels in the Central African Republic, more than six months after suspending military operations following a violent coup in the nation, the Ugandan military said Thursday.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 08:11
Since 2011, approximately 100 U.S. military advisors have become integral to the operations to weaken the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, and capture its leader, Joseph Kony. A new report by the Enough Project, “Completing the Mission: U.S. Special Forces Are Essential for Ending the LRA,” applauds the Obama administration's extension of the U.S. advisor mission into early 2014, examines the impact of U.S. advisors to the counter-LRA operations, and makes the case for maintaining the role of U.S. advisors in Uganda and the surrounding region until the capture of Kony.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 08:08
Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progress testifies in front of the House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism on the nature of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula as an organization and assess U.S. efforts against their activities.