Counterterrorism
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 07:08
US warplanes have carried out their first air strikes on Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Syria after taking off from a Turkish base, kicking off a key new phase in the campaign against the jihadists.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 06:42
El Salvador has invoked its anti-terrorism laws to prosecute alleged gang members -- raising the debate over definitions of crime and terrorism, where the two intersect, and the government's motives in framing the gangs as terrorist organizations.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 06:30
Uzbek nationals may lose citizenship if found guilty of mercenary activities, terrorism, inciting racial, ethnic, or religious hatred, and other crimes "against peace and security."
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:55
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday vowed that Turkey would press on with its relentless campaign against Kurdish militants "until not one terrorist" was left, as Ankara launched new air strikes against the rebels.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 06:47
The two alleged Shining Path terrorists Alexander Alarcon (Comrade Renan) and Dionisio Ramos (a.k.a. Yuri), captured in the VRAEM area on Sunday, were brought to Lima.
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 06:59
The United States sent six F-16 jets and about 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Sunday, the U.S. military said, after Ankara agreed last month to allow American planes to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants from there.
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 06:38
President Uhuru Kenyatta began his first state visit to Uganda on Saturday to a 21-gun salute and talks covering security, anti-terrorism, and growing trade between the two eastern African neighbours.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 06:58
Saudi Arabia sent new military equipment including tanks into Yemen to support loyalists fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels, tribal and military sources said Thursday.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 06:54
The Pentagon can’t account for some of the Syrian fighters who went through its training program, defense officials said Thursday, nearly a week after the group’s compound came under attack in northern Syria.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 06:37
The US has donated 9.5 billion Kenyan shillings (US $92.4 million) to the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) to fund soldier training and new equipment acquisitions and sustain the counterterror war against Somali militant group al-Shabab.