One of Osama bin Laden’s sons-in-law was captured by U.S. authorities in Jordan and could make a court appearance in New York before the end of the week. He has been charged with conspiring to kill Americans. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was a son-in-law and spokesman to the late al-Qaida leader and appeared in several videos [...]
Al-Qaida Strategy in North Africa Revealed in Document Found in Mali
February 15, 2013 | Posted by
After Islamist rebels were driven back into the mountains of northern Mali by combined French and African forces, a fascinating trove of documents the rebels left behind paint a picture of the rigid Islamist court they instituted to oversee the lives of Malians. One recovered letter from an Islamist leader scolds the rebels for the [...]
Cornel West Calls Obama, Bush and Nixon War Criminals
February 15, 2013 | Posted by
Cornel West believes that President Barack Obama is a war criminal, who should be held responsible for the death of civilians at the hands of the U.S military. Speaking on his public radio show with co-host Tavis Smiley, West heavily criticized the tactics employed by Obama in the war on terror, and the government’s ability [...]
UN Fears Civilian Retaliation in Mali
February 13, 2013 | Posted by
International troops continue to arrive in Mali, but U.N. officials believe that the key to long-term peace is the preservation of human rights on both sides of the conflict. A large portion of the Islamic extremists who rebelled against the government are Tuaregs who feel misrepresented by the Malian government. If the large ethnic group [...]
France Launches Military Operation in Mali, Killing Over 100 Rebels
January 13, 2013 | Posted by
Fearful that rebels in Mali could pose a threat to France itself, French soldiers launched a military operation in Mali, bombing rebel forces and joining with the Malian army to kill more than 100 rebels. The French also suffered a casualty, as a French pilot died when his helicopter was shot down by rebels near [...]
UN Agrees to Train African Troops to Fight Mali Terrorists
December 22, 2012 | Posted by
Under international pressure to try to stabilize the north African country of Mali and stop Al-Qaeda connected terrorist groups from spreading to other countries and into nearby Europe, the UN Security Council approved plans for European nations to train a force of West African troops to secure the region—though analysts aren’t hopeful that such an [...]
FBI Arrest 4 Men in U.S. After Learning of Their Terrorist Plans on Facebook
November 20, 2012 | Posted by
Four Los Angeles area men learned the hard way that if you use Facebook to plan your terrorist training and murderous plots, federal authorities will find you and shut you down in a hurry. Federal officials arrested the four men who officials allege were on their way to Afghanistan to train with the Taliban and [...]
West African Nations Will Send Troops Into Mali Against Al-Qaeda
November 12, 2012 | Posted by
In a rare move, several countries in West Africa have agreed on a plan to send 3,300 troops into Mali to stabilize the neighboring country and topple the Islamist extremists who are currently imposing a harsh form of sharia law on its citizens. The situation in Mali has drawn the concern of the whole world [...]
Sec. Clinton Travels to Algiers Seeking Help in Fighting Mali Extremists
October 30, 2012 | Posted by
The fight against Muslim extremists in northern Mali has reached such a critical point that President Obama sent U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Algeria to talk to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika about backing West African efforts to stop Al-Qaeda in the region. The terrorist group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, known as AQIM, [...]
U.S., France Considering Moving In to Mali to Stabilize Govt.
October 24, 2012 | Posted by
The situation in northern Mali has gotten so severe that the United States is reportedly in talks with France to take steps to bring the region back under the control of the country’s central government. France has begun sending in drones to do surveillance missions in northern Mali because it is extremely remote. Pentagon officials [...]
