Security & Defense Bound

Egypt: How both the military and IS terrorize the people of SinaiF

Residents of Egypt's restive North Sinai region ran for their lives when an Islamic State group affiliate occupied their villages. Now, they are returning to find their homes booby-trapped. "I lost my sister-in-law and her nine-month-old baby when an explosive device...

Egypt: Bloodbath in Sinai, army claims it killed 40 “takfiris”F

The Egyptian army said Tuesday it had killed 40 suspected jihadist militants since September in air and ground operations in the Sinai region, site of an Islamist insurgency.  In a video statement posted on Facebook, the army said its air force had "managed to...

Libya: Forces of warlord Haftar seize Turkish commercial ship, hold 17 crewmenF

Turkey on Tuesday denounced the seizure of a commercial ship by the forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, warning of "serious consequences" if its 17 crewmen are not freed. Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) had announced late Monday  that it intercepted on...

Algeria alleges and decries ransom payment to ‘terrorists’ by foreign governmentF

Algeria's prime minister has sounded the alarm over reported ransoms paid to "terrorist groups" for the freeing of hostages, weeks after the liberation of a French aid worker in Mali. "Algeria notes, with great concern, continued transfers to terrorist groups of huge...

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