Suicide attack follows discovery of four headless bodies in the conflict-wracked peninsula a day earlier. A suicide bomber killed two people in Egypt’s restive North Sinai region on Thursday, a day after four headless bodies
Sudan’s junta, opposition sign political accord
Sudan’s ruling military council and an alliance of opposition groups have signed a landmark political accord to pave the way for the establishment of a civilian government, following weeks of political deadlock and protests.
Somalia: Roadside Bomb Hits Ethiopian Military Convoy in Somalia
A bomb has ripped through a military convoy carrying Ethiopian troops serving under African Union Mission in Somalia [AMISOM] in Hiran province, killing and wounding at least 20 people.
Two leaders of Malian al Qaeda affiliate put on U.S. terrorism list
The United States added two leaders of al Qaeda’s affiliate in Mali to its global terrorism list on Tuesday, accusing them of engaging in destabilizing attacks across the West African country, the U.S. Treasury said.
Seven Niger Tuareg leaders killed by Islamic State since April
Islamic State insurgents have killed seven leaders of the Tuareg ethnic group in southwestern Niger in less than three months, as part of a strategy to create a political void in the region, officials said
Somalia: Anger Over Al-Shabaab Attack
THERE is shock and outrage at the recent terrorist attack that claimed the lives of at least 26 people, including a United Nations (UN) aid worker, in Somalia.
‘No military solution’: World powers urge Libya de-escalation
France, Britain, Egypt, UAE, US and Italy warn ongoing violence in Libya is fuelling a ‘growing humanitarian emergency’. France, Britain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United States and Italy have called for an
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood is Source of World’s Extremist Organizations
Egypt said all takfiri groups stem from the same extremist ideological source established by the Muslim Brotherhood organization, stressing the need to continue efforts to address terrorism in all its forms.
Kuwait hands Muslim Brotherhood-linked militants to Egypt: KUNA
Kuwait has handed over to Egypt eight Egyptians who it said had admitted to carrying out terrorist operations in their home country, and had fled to Kuwait after being convicted in Egypt, the state news
After most recent attack, should US negotiate with al-Shabab?
At least 26 people were killed Friday when armed gunmen stormed a hotel and a car bomb exploded in the port city of Kismayo, Somalia, this weekend. Al-Shabab, the al-Qaeda-linked militant group, claimed credit for