Egyptian Army Spokesman Mohamed Samir said the situation in Sinai is 100 percent under the army’s control. During a phone call with Egyptian TV channel 1 late Wednesday 1/7/2015, he said such terrorist groups and their supporters have shallow minds as they imagined they can take over Sinai’s Sheikh Zuwaid.

Chad’s chief prosecutor says that security forces have arrested one of the leaders of the Nigerian extremist group, Boko Haram. Prosecutor Alhassim Khamis said in a statement on Monday that Bahna Fanaye, whose alias is Mahamat Moustapha, was apprehended on Sunday, along with two others. He said Fanaye co-ordinated the …

The UN Security Council on Wednesday imposed sanctions on six commanders from South Sudan, the first to be blacklisted in a country where 18 months of war have brought horrific violence. The six generals – three from the government forces and three from the rebels – were punished with a …