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…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has been pressing NATO to expand operations in North Africa. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama was lobbying NATO members to focus (more…)
CAIRO — Al Qaida-aligned insurgents have begun targeting Tunisia’s leadership. Officials said Al Qaida fighters were attacking senior members of the pro-Western government in Tunis. They said the fighters (more…)
LONDON — Spain has dismantled a suspected Islamist cell in North Africa. The Spanish Interior Ministry reported the arrest of six suspects linked to Al Qaida in the Spanish (more…)
