By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 13, 2013 – The terror threat is still potent, but it is much more dispersed than it once was, the director of national intelligence … [Read more...]
Reuters: Insight: Islamist inroads in Mali may undo French war on al Qaeda
March 13, 2013 by
By David Lewis TIMBUKTU, Mali | Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:20am EDT (Reuters) - Residents who slipped into a non-descript mud-brick house after Islamist fighters fled Mali's desert town of Timbuktu … [Read more...]
CNN: Italy, UK, Greece confirm Nigeria hostage deaths
March 10, 2013 by
(CNN) - March 10, 2013 - Britain, Italy and Greece on Sunday confirmed that hostages from their countries were among seven construction workers reported killed in Nigeria over the weekend. "This … [Read more...]
Mali crisis: French soldiers to be withdrawn in April – CCI Analysis
March 8, 2013 by
BBC News - 6 March 2013 French President Francois Hollande has said his country will begin withdrawing troops from Mali next month. He said the final phase of military intervention would continue … [Read more...]
On Terror’s New Front Line, Mistrust Blunts U.S. Strategy
February 27, 2013 by
By DREW HINSHAW and ADAM ENTOUS Updated February 26, 2013 KUMBOTSO, Nigeria—The shooting clattered on for 30 minutes, residents of this dusty town say, and when it ended, four militants holding a … [Read more...]