Tag: al-qaeda
Somali Forces Kill Four In Mogadishu Hotel Siege
Somali forces attacked Al-Shabaab militants laying siege to a popular hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, where at least four people have been confirmed dead.
Mohamed...
Al-Qaeda kingpin in North Africa killed
The French government said it has killed the leader of al-Qaeda in north Africa, Abdelmalek Droukdel, in an operation in Mali.
Defence Minister Florence Parly...
Yemen president flees country as rebels capture major airport
Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has fled the country on a boat from the southern port city of Aden, according to The Associated...
Suspected Islamists attack Borno barracks again
Scores of suspected Islamist gunmen stormed a military barracks in northeast Nigeria on Friday, spraying gunfire on the troops inside before torching the compound,...
Kabiru Sokoto bags life imprisonment for terrorism
The Boko Haram kingpin, Kabiru Umar, alias Kabiru Sokoto, was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by an Abuja Federal High Court for his...
Nigeria Boko Haram emergency: ‘More than 1,200 killed’
The UN says more than 1,200 people have been killed in Islamist-related violence in north-east Nigeria since a state of emergency was declared in...
Britain pushes U.N. resolution against ransom payments to extremists
Britain submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that calls on countries to prevent the payment of kidnap ransoms to...
