Counterterrorism
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 09:08
Somali security forces have foiled more than 200 al-Shabaab attacks in Mogadishu in August with the help of a new undercover unit, Minister of Interior and National Security Abdikarim Hussein Guled said Saturday (September 14th).
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 09:06
The twenty-third meeting of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO) took place on September 20 in Yaroslavl.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 08:53
African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Spokesman Ali Adan Humad said that the suspension of several AMISOM commanders over corruption allegations would not affect their efforts of stabilizing Somalia on Wednesday, Garowe Online reports.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 08:51
African Union troops backed by Somali government forces have captured Mahaday district of Middle Shabelle region from Al Shabaab militants, marking third town in the region to be liberated after Jowhar and Balcad, Garowe Online reports.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 08:33
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said nine suspected Boko Haram members were killed in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, on Wednesday during a gun battle.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 07:54
Officials say attack in country's northeast by fighters disguised in army uniforms left 87 people dead.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 06:29
In Friday's attacks, the militants first tried to storm barracks in three military encampments, in Maysaa, Kamp and al-Ain areas, Nasser told The Associated Press.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:33
An in-depth look at the shadowy group as violence continues to wrack the West African country's northeast.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:21
The Nigerian newspaper Vanguard has quoted an army spokesman as saying troops killed 150 Boko Haram insurgents last weekend. At least 16 soldiers also died in what Vanguard says could have been an operation gone wrong.