President Barzani Comes to Washington: Discusses Islamic State, Independence
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met with the Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani to discuss a campaign to...
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U.S. Secretary of State in East Africa Signals Tacit Acknowledgment of Global Jihadist Threat
U.S. Secretary of State visited both Nairobi Kenya (Monday) and the airport in Mogadishu Somalia (yesterday) just weeks after al...
Burundi: Democracy Dissolves, Ethnic Divides Resurface
Judge Sylvere Nimpagaritse fled Burundi, refusing to sign off on the President’s request to run for a third term. Judge...
Afghan-Taliban Hold Talks as U.S. Loses Influence
Taliban and Afghan representatives met on Saturday and Sunday, May 2nd and May 3rd for talks in Qatar, hosted by...
Boko Haram Attacks Niger Army Base
Boko Haram fighters launched a surprise attack on the island of Karamga in Lake Chad. The island served as a...
Boko Haram Commander Reportedly Killed in Clash with Nigerian Army
The Defense Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria issued a statement on April 22, 2015 indicating that a Boko Haram commander, Abu...
Boko Haram Re-Brands as Islamic State in West Africa
There is a lot of relatively good news on the progress of the Nigerian army in it's efforts to defeat...
7 Killed in U.N. Somali Bus Bomb as al Shabaab Targets AMISOM Contributors
Somalia’s Al-Qaeda’s affiliate group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for an attack on a bus carrying numerous UNICEF members in Northern Somalia....
Belmokhtar Bombs UN Peacekeeper Camp
Three civilians were killed and nine peacekeepers from Niger were wounded after a suicide bomber prematurely detonated explosives as he...
US Government To Release Details On No-Fly List
According to court documents filed by the Justice Department this week, Americans will soon be able to find out if...
Genocide Against Black African Christians Continues in Sudan
Much of the media's coverage of Sudan is focused on next week's election even though Omar Bashir has ruled for...
Suspected Mastermind of Mumbai Massacre Released
Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, was released from a Pakistani jail on bail...
Afghan Vice President Stresses Peace as Taliban Launches Further Attacks
Spring, a season often associated with fresh starts, has a very different meaning in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, the start of...
Boko Haram Update
It can be difficult to get a clear picture of who is doing what and where in Nigeria’s northeastern province....
Boko Haram’s Pledge to ISIS and the Politicization of Intelligence Analysis
It is no surprise that the result of the Boko Haram Shura council meeting resulted in a pledge of allegiance...
Secure Freedom Radio Highlight – Tawfik Hamid
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. Today's Secure Freedom Radio was kicked off by an interview...