Somalia’s al-Shabab Islamists have denied lifting their ban on Western aid...
The UN on Wednesday said that parts of Somalia were suffering a famine after the worst drought in 60 years. A spokesman for al-Shabab, which has ties to al-Qaeda and controls much of the country,...
View ArticleU.S. attack still significant al Qaeda goal
U.S. counterterrorism officials said Tuesday that al Qaeda may not last much longer, pushed to the brink of collapse by seven years of CIA drone strikes and the death of Osama bin Laden. Defense...
View ArticleLibyan rebels on Friday of killing the movement’s military chief
A spokesman suggested the incident showed the UK government had made a mistake by recognising the rebel council as the sole authority in Libya. There have been claims that Gen Younes, a former minister...
View ArticleA new national plan to fight the threat of al Qaeda and other violent...
The strategy includes enhancing engagement with relevant local communities, building law enforcement expertise in preventing violent extremism and countering messages that promote militancy....
View ArticleAl-Qaeda cleric ‘killed’ in Yemen
U.S. Predator drone aircraft armed with Hellfire missiles carried out the targeted killing in northern Yemen of Anwar Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric who was a U.S. citizen, and also killed another...
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