Counterterrorism
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 12:07
Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks on human rights abuses in the fight against Boko Haram.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 11:51
Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks on the fighting and state of emergency in Nigeria's northern states.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 08:46
During the meeting the sides confirmed their mutual interest in strengthening antiterrorist cooperation between SCO and Iran and expressed their willingness to further establish joint security cooperation and conduct working meetings.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 14:27
But the scale of the operation, which included helicopters, mortars and snipers posted on the slopes that envelop the mountain town, made it clear that this was not simply a manhunt, that the government had a larger agenda.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 08:02
This August, Nigeria’s Sun News conducted an interview with Nasir Isiaku, who said he was a member of an “Islamic movement” called “Shiite,” which sent members to train in Iran before he joined a Boko Haram cell in Kaduna. Isiaku said he fought Christians and “drank his victims’ blood” so their ghosts would not appear in his dreams.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 07:50
Security operations are currently underway in Hiliwa district in Banadir region after a series of attacks were launched last night by unknown gunmen who attacked military bases in the district.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 07:47
Heavy fighting broke up in Elbarde town between Somali government troopsaided by the Ethiopian military against Alshabab fighters in Somalia’s Bakol region.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 07:35
A Nigerian court on Wednesday ordered the extradition to the United States of a man accused of being a member of the Al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen and assigned to find English-speaking recruits.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 07:17
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, a part of the National Defense University in Washington, DC, has published a security brief by Michael O. Sodipo on jihadist radicalism in northern Nigeria. The brief proposes practical suggestions as to how to respond to radicalization.
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 08:20
Harf addresses the reassignment of officials due to Benghazi investigation by the ARB, the Egyptian-U.S. security assistance relationship in light of ongoing events, the possible death of a Boko Haram leader in Nigeria, and resuming security assistance to Mali.