Islamist extremist group Al Shabaab claimed a suicide bombing targeting a Turkish military base in Mogadishu that killed two civlians. Crisis Group expert Omar Mahmood says the bombing marks an escalation in Al Shabaab’s recent
Pompeo eyes resolution in coming weeks on Sudan terror listing
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope Wednesday for a resolution in the coming weeks with Sudan, which said it expects soon to be delisted as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Libya’s GNA, US Africa Command to jointly ‘fight terrorism’
Announcement comes as Arab League ministers hold an emergency meeting to find ‘a pause’ in intensified fighting.
Ivory Coast arrests armed group leader behind border post attack
Defence minister says ‘very large’ number of people held over June11 raid that killed at least 10 troops.
Why South Africa has a keen interest in extremist violence in northern Mozambique
A growing insurgency in the northern parts of Mozambique has caught the attention of conflict analysts and observers worldwide. There is now even a possibility that the South African National Defence Force might become involved
Suicide bomber kills 2 at Turkish military base in Somalia
A suicide bomber detonated inside a Turkish military training base in Somalia’s capital and killed two people, police said Tuesday.
Media lexicon can promote Islamists’ agenda in Libyan war
Islamists and their allies are aware of the important role media plays in the war in Libya. To them, amplifying or even fabricating information that helps their side is a key tactic, but it apparently
Boko Haram Kils 5 Herdsmen, Rustles 480 Cows In Magumeri
Not fewer than five villagers suspected to be herdsmen were Saturday killed when members of Boko Haram sect armed with AK47 rifles invaded communities of Moduri, Kelewa and Ngudori of Magumeri Local Government area of
Libya associated with a long litany of terror attacks on the West
Libya has been implicated in some of the most infamous terrorist atrocities of recent decades including the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the suicide attack on the Manchester Arena three years ago.
Egyptian court sentences 13 ‘Nusra’ convicts to life over joining terrorist group
The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday handed life imprisonment sentence to 13 people over joining a terrorist group and ordered placing 16 defendants in the case on terror lists.