Mali: Algerian intelligence services vow protection to terrorist Iyad Ag Ghali at a meeting in Tinzawaten

The deputy director general of the Algerian intelligence services met Wednesday evening in northern Mali with Iyad Ag Ghali, the leader of the terrorist GSIM group (Support Group for Islam and Muslims), the local branch of Al Qaeda. The official of the Algerian intelligence services reportedly flew Wednesday evening by helicopter to a spot located […]

International: Lawmakers seek to polish London’s reputation as safe haven for dictators’ money

British lawmakers are mulling over provisions of Criminal Finances Bill 2016 to freeze assets of world human rights abusers and dictators who hide their money and acquire properties in the British capital, reports say. The move comes from backbench MPs who “are looking to insert a clause that will target those who commit human rights […]

Turkey joins war against ISIS, approves airbase use for coalition airstrikes

Face to face confrontations between the Turkish army and militants of the Islamic State took place on Thursday along the Syrian border when a pickup truck with 10 heavily armed ISIS members opened fire on Turkish troops stationed at a mountain border outpost. A cross-border firefight followed and a Turkish soldier is reported to have […]