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US offers support in hunt for Algerian attackers
Al-Qaida north African affiliate believed to have masterminded In Amenas terrorist attack despite splinter group's claimsThe Pentagon said that there were "strong indications" that al-Qaida in the...
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Clinton demands US takes lead to combat 'jihadist threat' in north Africa
Secretary of state tells Senate committee that al-Qaida in the region threatens African allies and poses direct threat to the USHillary Clinton has called for increased US military and political...
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Greece's fragile political stability at risk as violence escalates
Attacks targeting politicians, journalists, banks and now a shopping mall stoke fears of growing extremismIn the space of just a couple of weeks Greece's largest shopping mall has been targeted in a...
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Hillary Clinton issues forceful defence over handling of Benghazi attack
Angry senators accuse secretary of state of incompetence but Clinton insists she did not withhold information from US publicHillary Clinton faced accusations of incompetence, evasion and obfuscation by...
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What I think George Orwell would have written about today | Shami Chakrabarti
The head of Liberty on why the writer would have had plenty to get his teeth into in the modern ageThe best clues as to what Orwell would write about today surely come from his great 1946 essay...
View ArticleFootage of French airstrikes on Mali - video
The French army releases what it claims to be France's air strikes on Islamist rebels' military vehicles in northern Mali
View ArticleLibyan leader 'very surprised' by Benghazi warning - video
A Libyan leader speaks on Thursday to say the country's leadership is 'very surprised' by the British Foreign Office's claim Benghazi is under threat
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Zero Dark Thirty – review
Kathryn Bigelow's film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden is only ever on the side of the home teamThis movie, along with the TV series Homeland, makes me think we have a new American genre – war on...
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Britons should leave Benghazi immediately, says Foreign Office
Statement strongly urges departure from Libyan city in response to a 'specific and imminent threat to westerners'British nationals have been urged by the Foreign Office to leave the Libyan city of...
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Algeria hostage crisis could weaken veteran spymaster | Profile
More cock-up than dirty trick, In Amenas raises questions about competence of Tewfik Mediene and brutal security apparatusIf anyone in Algeria knows the full story of what happened at the In Amenas gas...
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Algeria hostage crisis: death toll from around the world
Forty citizens from nine countries, excluding Algeria, reported to have been killed or still missingMore than a week after the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria was attacked by Islamist fighters, the...
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Twitter suspends al-Shabaab account
Al-Qaida-linked Somali militants used Twitter to announce death threat against Kenyan hostages, breaking terms of serviceTwitter has suspended an account used by Somalia's al-Qaida-linked militant...
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In Amenas: timeline of four-day siege in Algeria
Using survivors testimonies, we piece together the story of what happened at the gas facility in the desertWednesday 16 January: the attackAt 5.40am, Murielle, 46, the on-site emergency nurse at In...
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Algeria made mistakes over hostage crisis, foreign minister admits
Mourad Medelci also tells delegates at Davos that Algeria needs international help in its efforts to combat terrorismThe Algerian army made mistakes in its handling of the hostage crisis at a gas plant...
View ArticleMalian militia prepare for battle - video
A group of 1,000 men in Mopti, Mali, are preparing to join the country's army as it moves north towards Islamist rebel strongholds
View ArticleDestruction in Mali after French air strikes - video
The city of Konna in central Mali is left in tatters after the French army carries out air strikes against Islamist rebels who captured it
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How cigarette smuggling fuels Africa's Islamist violence
Contrabrand tobacco is a $1bn trade in north Africa, run by extremists including Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who masterminded the attack on the Algerian gas plant. The trade is highly profitable – and very low...
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Algiers: a city where France is the promised land – and still the enemy
Andrew Hussey believes the only way to makes sense of the problems Algeria faces today is to look back into its colonial history. He takes a journey through 21st-century Algiers – into a dark...
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Mali conflict: French and Malian troops begin restoring control in Timbuktu
Malian military source says troops met no resistance as they entered Timbuktu and were working towards securing the townFrench and Malian troops have begun restoring government control over Timbuktu,...
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed charge uncertain after US appeals court ruling
Convening authority at Guantánamo war crimes court blocks prosecutor's request to remove conspiracy from list of chargesThe Pentagon and prosecutors at Guantánamo Bay are at loggerheads over charges...
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