Counterterrorism
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 06:37
The Nigeria army Tuesday said troops on mopping up operations in the North East have destroyed four more Boko Haram camps, and rescued dozens of kidnapped women and children held captive by the terrorists.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 06:26
Security agencies have been accused of “extreme” human rights violations since the fight against terrorism was launched two years ago.
A report released on Tuesday by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) says 25 people have been killed and 81 others are missing since the operation was launched.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 07:38
The State Department recently released a key factsheet highlighting the United States’ current attempt to rebuild Iraq’s security forces to combat the rise of the Islamic State (IS). During the Iraq War (2003-2011), the United States spent $23 billion in military and police aid to the country – an average of $2.5 billion per year – on military equipment and training to defeat the insurgency and build an effective fighting force.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 07:10
Terror suspect Farid Omar Awadh has escaped a police dragnet in Kisauni only hours after he sneaked back into the country from Somalia. A team of heavily armed Anti-Terror Police Unit and Serious Crime Unit officers stormed his house in the wee hours of yesterday, but he had escaped.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 07:03
More than 50 anti-terrorism police officers raided a Mombasa suburb on Sunday morning and ransacked three houses for suspected terrorists.
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 06:38
A Foreign Minister in the Somali government, Abdisalam Omar, has appealed to the international community for support and investment in the country’s national army to deter jobless youths from joining armed groups in the country, particularly Al Shabab.
Friday, September 4, 2015 - 06:30
Vladimir Putin said Russia and the United States are both interested in creating an international anti-terrorism coalition, and that he has discussed the issue with Barack Obama.
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 06:37
Kenya's government on Wednesday announced major changes in its administrative and security personnel, with a clear focus on tackling the worsening insecurity linked to Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab rebels.
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 06:35
Mali's defence ministry adviser says that five neighbouring countries have met to discuss a joint force to fight extremism in the region.
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 06:30
Rosenblum Prospects of Tajik-American cooperation in the field of security and order were discussed at the meeting of Minister of Interior of Tajikistan Ramazon Rakhimzoda with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia at the U.S. Department of State Daniel Rosenblum.