Friday, October 4, 2013 - 08:04
Katherine Zimmerman of the American Enterprise Institute testifies in front of the House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism. She discusses the role of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in a larger Al Qaeda network that is structurally very different from its network ten years prior.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 07:43
Frank Cilluffo testifies in front of the House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism about how the Al Qaeda threat has metastasized throughout the MENA region and explains why Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula represents the most serious threat to U.S. interests.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 07:32
At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing for the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism, witnesses testify on the threat that Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula poses to the U.S. homeland and suggest ways to reorient U.S. counterterrorism strategy to address Al Qaeda's new and different organizational structure.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 13:59
The poetry-loving mastermind of the Nairobi mall siege wants the world to fear Al-Shabab. It’s working. Jamie Dettmer reports on the murderous ambition of Ahmed Abdi Godane.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 13:54
a heavy battle between Somali government troops allied with Kenyan troops who are part of the AMISOM contingent and Alshabab fighters occurred at Qoqani district which is located in the lower Juba region of Somalia.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 13:50
The military has identified the influx of illegal aliens, arms, ammunition and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) materials into Nigeria through porous borders as challenges to its efforts to combat terrorism.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 13:47
The 3 Division Special Operations security outfit in Yobe said it has raided Boko Haram camps in Gujba Local Government Area where 40 students of the College of Agriculture were killed.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 13:45
A Three-week Joint Military training exercise involving Nigerian Armed Forces and foreign counterparts will on Thursday commence in the general area of South-West and South-South Coastal areas of Nigeria. The exercise which is designed to improve the capacity of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to plan and execute Joint Operations in the maritime environment will focus on training activities in Joint Maritime Security Training Centre (JMSTC), and the Nigerian Army Amphibious Training School (ATS).
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 08:35
Government leaders and representatives from various MENA countries addressed delegates at the 68th United Nations General Assembly in New York City this past week. Topics included the need to eliminate the existence of weapons of mass destruction in the region, the Syrian crisis, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Provided below are some remarks by the various leaders and representatives:
Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 07:22
The purpose of the exercises is to develop coordinated military positions in organization and conduct of joint operations against terrorist groups in mountainous areas, coordination of law enforcement agencies in anti-terrorist operations, border security and regional security in general.
