allAfrica.com - Nairobi — October 29, 2012 - Terror Threat Looms in Mombassa "Security has been tightened in Mombasa and its environs following intelligence reports of impending terror … [Read more...]
AFP: Al-Qaeda leader calls on Muslims to kidnap Westerners
October 27, 2012 by
AFP - Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged Egyptians to restart their revolution to press for Islamic law and called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, the SITE Intelligence Group said … [Read more...]
New York Times: The Whiff of Conflict Grows in Mali
October 24, 2012 by
BAMAKO, Mali; October 23, 2012 — A military strike to recapture Mali’s Islamist-held north is growing more likely, according to Western powers, regional bodies and the United Nations — a pronounced … [Read more...]
New York Times: U.S. to Help Create Libyan Commando Force
October 16, 2012 by
WASHINGTON October 15, 2012 — The Pentagon and State Department are speeding up efforts to help the Libyan government create a commando force to combat Islamic extremists like the ones who killed the … [Read more...]
Reuters: Gunmen kidnap 6, including aid workers, in Niger
October 15, 2012 by
NIGER, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen kidnapped six people, including four aid workers from Niger and Chad, from the town of Dakoro in central Niger overnight, the aid workers' employers said … [Read more...]