WASHINGTON — The United States continues to support military operations in Djibouti. The Defense Department has awarded a $56.5 million contract to maintain base operation support for the U.S. (more…)
JERUSALEM — Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has become a leading instrument by Iran to control the Levant, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for (more…)
CAIRO — Libya’s military has concluded that Qatar and Turkey were supporting Al Qaida-aligned militias. Rogue Gen. Khalifa Hafter, who controls much of Libya’s military, has given Qatar and (more…)
WASHINGTON — Mauritania has acquired intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities in its war with Al Qaida. A leading U.S. consultant has reported that the Mauritanian Air Force has achieved (more…)
ONDON — The European Union has intensified operations against suspected Al Qaida strongholds. Two EU states have reported raids on suspected Al Qaida strongholds. Officials said Islamist operatives were (more…)
CAIRO — The Egyptian intelligence community has determined that Ansar Beit Maqdis was under Al Qaida control. Officials said the intelligence community assessed that Ansar leaders and senior operatives (more…)
CAIRO — Morocco has acknowledged that it was a recruitment ground for the Sunni revolt in Syria. Officials reported a huge increase in Moroccan recruits for the war against (more…)
CAIRO — Egypt, several weeks after his reported death, remains uncertain of the fate of the leader of Ansar Beit Maqdis. The Egyptian military and Interior Ministry have asserted (more…)
ANKARA — Turkey has designated a leading Al Qaida network as terrorist. The government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has listed the Nusra Front for the Defense of the (more…)
