Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria plans to establish a network to monitor the flow of nuclear material along its borders. Officials said the government has approved a plan to install equipment to inspect incoming goods for radiation. They said the equipment would be installed at border posts amid concern that Al Qaida or Islamic […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — A leading member of the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah was said to have been killed in an Algerian airline crash. An Algerian daily reported that a senior Hizbullah operative was killed in the crash of an Air Algerie jet in Mali on July 24. The Echrouk newspaper said the Hizbullah agent, who […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has been ordered to organize a counter-terrorism force for North Africa. Officials said the Defense Department has allocated nearly $100 million to form CI units with the capability to respond rapidly to Al Qaida threats in North Africa. The officials said the force, under the auspices of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has intensified coverage of North Africa and its Al Qaida network. Officials said the intelligence community was ordering additional electronic and satellite intelligence on North Africa and the Sahel region amid the war in Mali. The officials said a key goal was to track the movement […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has reported the killing of a leading Al Qaida commander. Officials said the Algerian military targeted and struck a leading commander for Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb. The officials said attack helicopters shot air-to-ground missiles that killed the AQIM commander and four of his aides. The AQIM […]
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 […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — An arc of political and social instability exists on the soft underbelly of the Sahara Desert, as Islamic militants and ethnic separatists chip away at the fragile political geography of five states on the southern fringe of the Sahara desert. The West African country of Mali, wracked by a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has sought to quell ethnic battles near the southern border with Mali. Algerian sources said dozens of people have been killed in fighting between rival militias around the border town of Bordj Badji Mokhtar. They said the militias reflected the influx of Al Qaida-aligned fighters from neighboring Mali amid […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Al Qaida was believed to have conducted a car bombing against a Western embassy in Libya. On April 23, Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb is said to have detonated a car bomb in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. AQIM targeted the French embassy and two guards were injured […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Libyan weapons have been proliferating at an alarming rate, the United Nations said. A UN report asserted that Libyan weapons were fueling conflicts throughout the Middle East and Africa. The Security Council’s Group of Experts said Libya has become the key source of heavy weapons, including anti-tank systems, in North […]