Counterterrorism
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 07:40
Two members of the extremist group Ansar al-Sharia were killed on Monday by Tunisian security forces, an interior ministry source said.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 07:36
Since the Vigilante Youths Group, also referred to as Civilian JTF or ‘Yan Gora’ in Borno State began operations in complementing the efforts of the military JTF in the arrest and curbing of activities of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, many of these youths have not gone unscathed from retaliating sect members. The latest attack was penultimate Thursday. SADIQ ABUBAKAR,Maiduguri, captures events leading to the deaths of these brave warriors with a look at how the JTF could better utilise the youths while also protecting their lives
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 07:20
Some 13 members of the youth vigilance group assisting the Nigerian military to hunt members of the Islamic sect in the northern part of the country, and five Boko Haram members, were killed in a clash in Benisheik Town, 72km west of Maiduguri, in a clash on Sunday.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 07:17
Nigeria's military says it has killed 50 Boko Haram fighters in an operation launched in response to an attack on civilians in the northeast.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 07:14
At least 18 people dead after vigilantes fight off members of armed group attacking town in Borno state.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 12:35
Last week, Boko Haram’s ambush of a civilian vigilante raid, resulting in 24 deaths, brought to the foreground a debate around the growing involvement of civilians in Nigeria’s conflict, as civilian vigilantes take up arms in the fight against Boko Haram.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 08:54
They warned that the continued radicalization would ultimately push peaceful citizens into carrying arms against what they described as "a Mubarak-style brutality."
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 08:17
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel discussed security developments in the Sinai peninsula with Egyptian Minister of Defense Al Sisi
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 07:59
No fewer than 20 people were feared dead, while several others sustained injuries, yesterday, when suspected Boko Haram terrorists launched separate attacks on Gajiram, the council headquarters of Nganzai and Bulabulin Ngawra Village of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 09:59
The main themes of the September meeting will be the deepening of the political and military cooperation within the organization, the development of measures to counter modern threats and challenges.