The U.S. military said Friday it had killed 17 Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in an airstrike Thursday outside Murzuq in southwest Libya.
Shabaab strikes American, Italian forces in Somalia
Shabaab has conducted two major attacks on foreign troops inside Somalia today. The first targeted U.S. personnel at a base outside of Mogadishu, while the second hit Italian troops on patrol inside of Mogadishu.
Tunisia: Police officer stabbed to death in terror attack
A police officer was stabbed to death Monday near a court in the city of Bizerte, in Tunis governorate, in what was described as a terror attack.
US Says Removing Sudan From Terror List Could Take a Year
US officials have informed Sudan that removing it from the terror list is complicated because it is tied to Congress and could take nine months to a year, announced Finance Minister Ibrahim el-Badawi.
Boko Haram: Zamfara police ban meetings, procession, party, others over threats by insurgents
The Zamfara State police command has suspended all forms of meetings, procession, partying and unlawful gatherings considering the alleged threats by the elements of Boko Haram to unleash terror attacks on seven local government areas
Somalia: Ethiopian Authorities Say Al-Shabaab, Islamic State Planning Attacks On Hotels
Ethiopian officials have confirmed that Islamist militant members of the Somali group al Shabaab and Islamic State were planning to carry out attacks in the country on various targets including hotels.
U.S. air strike kills 11 in southern Libya – U.S. military
U.S. forces said on Wednesday they had killed 11 suspected militants linked to Islamic State in their second air strike near the southern Libyan town of Murzuq in less than a week.
Egypt says 6 Muslim Brotherhood killed in Cairo shootout
Egyptian security forces killed six suspected members of the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in a shootout in Cairo, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday, amid tight security across the capital following rare anti-government protests over the weekend.
US military again strikes Islamic State in Libya
The US military launched its second airstrike against the Islamic state near the town of Murzuq in the past week. Eleven Islamic State fighters were reportedly killed in yesterday’s operation.
Islamic State trains in Somalia’s Puntland
In photos released online yesterday, the Islamic State showed fighters within its Somali branch training in a makeshift camp in Somalia’s northern Puntland region.