Tag: Boko Haram

Morocco to Militarily Support Niger against Boko Haram

July 30, 2016

Morocco will ship military equipment to Niger to help the sub-Saharan country thwart the incursions of the terrorist group Boko Haram from neighboring Nigeria, a ... Read More

Libya: IS fleeing southwards dodging inexistent airstrikes

February 12, 2016

Intelligence sources have claimed that the militants of the IS group in Libya have begun to flee southwards and could be heading to neighboring Sahel ... Read More

New Foundation Confirms Morocco’s Role as a Bastion of Moderate Islam

July 13, 2015

Morocco’s King officially launched on Monday evening the Mohammed VI Foundation for African scholars tasked with boosting scientific and cultural reflection on Islam and spreading ... Read More

Egypt-USA: Sisi and Panetta discuss regional security

May 29, 2015

Regional security and the joint Arab force project were among the main topics discussed at talks held Thursday in Cairo between Egyptian President Abdel Fatah ... Read More

International: Muslim world foreign ministers meet in Kuwait to discuss approaches to stem terrorism

May 28, 2015

Over 50 foreign ministers from the Islamic Cooperation are meeting in the Kuwait capital to address approaches and sustainable solutions that will help stem terrorism, ... Read More

Al-Mourabitoun denies shifting allegiance to IS

May 18, 2015

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, co-founder of the al-Mourabitoun Islamist group, has denied reports that the extremist group has shifted its allegiance to the Islamic State from al-Qaeda. ... Read More

Tension Rises between Morocco and Nigeria, Rabat Recalls its Ambassador

March 12, 2015

Morocco has recalled its ambassador to Nigeria for "consultations" on Tuesday, just few days after King Mohammed VI refused to have a phone conversation with ... Read More

Why Morocco’s King Refused to Talk with the Nigerian President

March 9, 2015

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has refused to talk over the phone to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria. The move that might seem unusual was made ... Read More

Algerian Djamel Okacha Takes Over Control of AQIM in Northern Mali

March 25, 2013

Algerian Islamist extremist Djamel Okacha has become the new commander of operations of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Northern Mali, replacing Abu ... Read More

The Drone Wars – A National Debate Long Overdue

March 25, 2013

The White House was caught off guard when the thirteen hour filibuster of Senator Rand Paul sparked a national conversation about the use of drones ... Read More