Washington Post columnist David Ignatius claims that senior government officials have told him that the CIA is sharing counterterrorism information with Taliban WASHINGTON – Michael Leiter, former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, has stated that the interests of the U.S. and the Taliban currentlyruling Afghanistan are aligne...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) — The UK on Tuesday announced the equivalent of $6.2 million in funding to support Somali security forces as they combat terrorism and work to restore stability in areas liberated from the al-Shabaab group. “The UK Government has announced a further £5 million in funding for the UN Support Office in Somalia [&hell...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The Somali army killed at least 30 al-Shabaab fighters during a military operation on Saturday and liberated two villages from the al-Qaeda-affiliated group with the help of locals in the central state of Galgadud, the Information Ministry said. “The National Army and the brave local people have liberated the areas of...
Brussels, Belgium – AFP A Belgian court on Friday handed out sentences ranging up to life in prison to eight men for the 2016 bombings in Brussels, ending the country’s largest-ever criminal trial. The suicide bombings on March 22, 2016, at Brussels’ main airport and on the metro system killed 32 people and were claimed [&hel...
WASHINGTON – Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Council of the District of Columbia hosted a remembrance ceremony at D.C. Fire and EMS Department’s Engine Company 16 building to commemorate the victims of 9/11 terror attacks. On Monday, the US marked the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, which claimed ne...
Complex, built in place of the Twin Towers destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, has become a center of attraction for visitors NEW YORK – Millions of people visit the 9/11 Memorial every year since it opened in 2014. The complex, built in place of the Twin Towers destroyed in the September 11, […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least 49 civilians and 15 soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in Mali on Thursday, authorities said. The first attack targeted a passenger boat along the Niger River at around 11:00 a.m. local time (1100GMT), while the second attack targeted an army position, a government statement said. “This Thursday [...
KAMPALA, Uganda / JOHANNESBURG (AA) – Ugandan armed forces have killed 567 members of the ISIS-affiliated rebel group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo since December 2021, President Yoweri Museveni said in an address on Thursday night. The ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group, which has been fighting to ove...
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – The Syrian army, Iran-backed groups and Russia carried out over 1,400 attacks in Syria’s Idlib and its surrounding areas over the past week, forcing more than 6,000 civilians to flee their homes. According to the Syrian opposition aircraft observatory, the Syrian army and Iran-backed groups targeted villages in the so...
ANKARA (AA) – The public prosecutor in Belgium will request the forfeiture of nationality for the defendants of the 2016 violent attacks, local media reported. The prosecutor announced on Monday before the court that it will request the forfeiture for Mohamed Abrini, Ali El Haddad Asufi and Bilal El Makhouki, who have both Moroccan and [&helli...
