Counterterrorism
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 10:33
Letter from the President summarizing use of War Powers with regards to deployment of U.S. forces to Cameroon.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 07:29
The U.S. Defense Department cautions against using 'body counts' as a metric of success in its campaign against the Islamic State. But it continues to advertise them anyway.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 07:20
A top American lawmaker says the Obama administration’s military assistance to Riyadh may violate U.S. law.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:48
Far from defeated, Boko Haram has yet again shown its flexibility and sophistication by shifting tactics and returning to the more asymmetric fighting strategy it had been using for years.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:36
Western airstrikes in Syria and Iraq are likely to fuel conflicts in Africa, a conflict research seminar was told in Pretoria on Thursday.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:32
African countries are entering the world’s newest arms race, for cyber weapons and surveillance, at a rapid clip.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:27
The Federal Government yesterday welcomed the United States’ decision to send up to 300 military personnel to Cameroon to help the regional fight against Boko Haram, despite having itself requested more direct help from Washington.
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 07:06
A top al-Shabaab commander and two other senior members of the Islamist group have been captured by Somali and African Union troops in the Horn of Africa country, intelligence sources said on Monday.
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 06:53
Niger imposed a state of emergency on the southeastern region of Diffa on Wednesday where at least 40 people have been killed in recent weeks in attacks blamed on the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 06:45
U.S. troops deployed to Cameroon will operate a small fleet of unarmed Predator drones that will conduct surveillance across the region, according to the Defense Department.