Counterterrorism
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 07:14
The extremist threat has reemerged in the Middle East. After assuring the United States in 2012 that they were on the run, Obama now must frame a strong response that, as he rightly says, avoids the mistakes of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 11:30
Saudi Arabia has sentenced 33 people for up to 30 years in prison after finding them guilty of forming a terror cell, among other charges.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 11:16
International donors should certainly provide whatever material support is needed to respond to the terrorist threat in North Africa, but they cannot forget the urgent need to help build the bonds between Tunisian civil society groups and the ministry of interior.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 10:20
The United States stands with the Iraqi people and the people of Ninewa and Anbar now confronting this urgent threat. We will continue to work closely with Iraqi political and security leaders on a holistic approach to diminish ISIL’s capacity and ability to operate within Iraq’s borders.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 08:09
Assistant Secretary Patterson discusses the U.S.'s security relationship with the Middle East and in particular the Gulf region.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 07:46
“The international community speaks about fighting terrorism, but we need to pay more attention to the human consequences of this global scourge,” Jehangir Khan, Director of the Office of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF), told the UN News Centre.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 07:34
Tribal chiefs and popular committee leaders declared their support for the security forces in their war against terrorism.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 06:40
Spokesperson Marie Harf discusses the upcoming nuclear talks with Iran, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq, Egypt's presidential inauguration, counterterrorism and Guantanamo Bay, the search for the missing girls in Nigeria, humanitarian aid in Syria, Middle East peace talks, and the CIA's twitter account
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 10:31
Research suggests that by sidestepping how drones affect non-combatants, polls have contributed to the prevailing view that drone strikes enjoy high levels of support. Polls thereby perpetuate the status quo on the U.S. drone policy insofar as they establish a set of political incentives for decision makers: Directly as a barometer through which leaders gauge the national mood and indirectly as polls enter into the political discourse as a media story.
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 09:36
The Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce of the National Intelligence and Security Service and Federal Police disclosed on Thursday, June 7that it has captured two terrorist cells in Ethiopia belonging to a terrorist sect identified as “Kaworja.”