Counterterrorism
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 08:07
The U.S. Army is considering equipping the Iraqi army’s M1A1 tanks with upgrades to provide greater protection from land mines and roadside bombs and to add rotating, remotely operated machine guns to attack snipers.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 07:11
Turkey is ready to conclude an agreement this month to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels as part of the American-led effort to combat Islamic State fighters, a senior Turkish diplomat said Monday.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 07:06
The U.S. military is finally starting to train Iraqi troops to fight ISIS in restive Anbar province. But the program is just six weeks long, the Pentagon admitted Monday. American military officials privately concede that’s not nearly long enough to create a force capable of fending off the so-called Islamic State.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:55
On December 23rd Cameroon's president, Paul Biya, promulgated a new anti-terrorism law that has been criticized by the opposition, civil society groupings and human rights organizations as severely curtailing basic freedoms.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:39
A Kenyan court on Friday suspended some of the most contentious provisions of a new security law that detractors have said would undermine democracy.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 05:44
Draft legislation before the Kenyan parliament would give security agencies more powers and President Kenyatta more authority to sack their top officials.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 06:10
For months, Pakistani army officials, including Army Chief Raheel Rharif, claimed that the military's operation against the Taliban – known as Zarb-e-Azb – in the country's northwestern areas had been extremely successful in destroying the militants' sanctuaries. But the Islamists' attack on an army-run school in Peshawar, the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, on December 16, tells a completely different story.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 05:41
The United States offered further counter terrorism help to Pakistan on Tuesday after a deadly Taliban attack on a school, and U.S. officials said privately they expect stronger Pakistani resolve in fighting the insurgents.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 06:22
Kenya has de-registered 510 non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including 15 accused of links with terrorism, an official has said.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 06:11
Boko Haram, the insurgency in northern Mali, and the crisis in the Central African Republic. One thing unites these three conflicts: the country of Chad. This large, central African nation is becoming something of a regional power.