Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The European Union plans to increase surveillance over illegal migration through a new unmanned aerial vehicle. The EU’s Frontex frontier surveillance force has demonstrated the S-100 UAV for operations in the Mediterranean Sea. The French Navy deployed the S-100, also produced in the United Arab Emirates, on the L’Adroit offshore […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System/Defense & Foreign Affairs Operation Sangaris (a local exotic butterfly) — the French and MISCA (the French acronym for the International Support Mission to the Central African Republic) military intervention in the Central African Republic (CAR) — is escalating. The French contingent will now be […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Tunisia, confronted by Al Qaida, has been struggling to maintain security along its borders, a report said. The International Crisis Group asserted that Tunisia was losing control over its borders, particularly with Algeria and Libya. In a report, ICG said the borders served Islamist insurgents as well as arms and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Morocco has been wary of the new foreign policy team of U.S. President Barack Obama, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that the North African kingdom has been concerned by Obama’s new foreign policy team. In a report, the institute said leading advisers, including the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Sudan has announced the launch of a counter-insurgency campaign. Officials said President Omar Bashir has ordered a CI campaign to destroy the rebellion in the Darfour province. The officials said the Sudanese Army and security forces were organizing thousands of troops in an effort to drive out the rebels by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — After three months, Libya has failed to resolve a strike of its export oil terminals. Officials said the Tripoli government and strikers have not achieved progress in negotiations to renew operations of the terminals. The officials said the suspension of oil exports have cost the North African state at least […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has reported progress in the war against Al Qaida’s network in North Africa. U.S. African Command head Gen. David Rodriguez cited Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb as well as Al Shabab. “Partners in east, north and west Africa have made progress in countering violent extremist […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The United States has renewed unmanned aerial vehicle strikes against Al Qaida in Somalia. Officials said a senior Al Qaida operative was killed in a U.S. unmanned aerial strike in southern Somalia. The officials said the strike marked the renewal of combat UAV operations against the Al Qaida-aligned Shebab movement. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has reported what could be the largest crude oil reserve over the last 20 years. Energy Minister Yusef Yusefi said Algeria has discovered a field with an estimated 1.3 billion barrels of oil. Yusefi said the field, discovered by the state monopoly Sonatrach, was located in Hassi Messaoud. In […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Tunisian intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb was operating throughout the North African state. Officials said the intelligence community has identified elements within AQIM responsible for the Islamist insurgency in Tunisia in 2013. The officials said AQIM has mobilized North African nationals, particularly […]