On March 26, 2012 the US Dept. of State issued an updated travel warning for Mali. Relevant portions of the warning are quoted below. Reliable sources on the ground reported on March 27 that BCEAO … [Read more...]
Fighting – Coup Attempt in Mali
March 22, 2012 by
Media accounts from Mali are contradictory, but clearly indicate fighting and an attempted coup by the military. Military forces indicate they have control of the country; but releases from the … [Read more...]
Updated Information: Yemen Security Threat
March 20, 2012 by
On 20 March 2012 CCI received additional information from reliable sources concerning the recent attacks on expatriate teachers in Yemen . This information concerns the 13 March kidnapping of a … [Read more...]
Immediate threats to faith-based organizations in Yemen
March 19, 2012 by
There have been two attacks on expatriate teachers in Yemen within the past two weeks. A female Swiss teacher working at an international school in Hodeida was kidnapped from her home on March 13 or … [Read more...]
Threat of Reprisal Attacks in Afghanistan
March 12, 2012 by
Following the unprovoked killing of approximately 16 civilians in Afghanistan by a US soldier, the threat of reprisal attacks is significant. The US Embassy in Kabul issued an emergency message on … [Read more...]