February 23, 2018 EU pledges 50 million euros to African counterterror force The European Union is pledging 50 million euros ($61 million) to a joint counterterror force in West Africa's Sahel region, as leaders gather Friday in a show of support for the impoverished nations.
February 22, 2018 US military says drone strike in Somalia kills 4 extremists The United States military for the second straight day is announcing a drone strike that killed al-Shabab extremists in Somalia.
February 22, 2018 Egyptian court sentences 21 to death on terrorism charges An Egyptian court has sentenced 21 people to death and seven others to up to life in prison on terrorism-related charges.
February 22, 2018 Philippine rebels reject terror tag but still open to talks Communist guerrillas say a Philippine government court petition to have them designated as terrorists is a desperate attempt to alienate them from the people and add they're "heaven and earth" different from extremists notorious for beheadings and other atrocities.
February 21, 2018 UN vote expected on 30-day cease-fire in Syria to help needy Sweden and Kuwait called for a vote Thursday on a U.N. resolution ordering a 30-day cease-fire throughout Syria to enable delivery of humanitarian aid to millions of people in acute need, and the evacuation of the critically sick and wounded.
February 21, 2018 2 French soldiers killed in Mali by explosive device Two French soldiers died in Mali when their armored vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device.
February 21, 2018 Philippines to court: Declare communist groups as terrorists Justice officials have asked a court to formally designate the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People's Army, as terrorist groups in a move that could further damage chances of a resumption of stalled peace talks.
February 21, 2018 Pakistan looks to avoid being added to terror financing list Pakistan says it has been given three months to prove it is doing enough to stay off an international watch list for countries that fail to curb the financing of terror groups.
February 20, 2018 Spanish court rejects rapper's freedom of speech argument Spain's Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a rapper who argued that his lyrics praising terror groups were protected by freedom of expression laws.
February 19, 2018 Is the West finally pushing Saudi Arabia to squelch its version of radical Islam? Until recently, the West has done little or nothing about the Saudi ideological aggression.
