explosives

Somalia Places $30,000 Bounty on Al-Shabaab Bomb Expert MOGADISHU, Somalia - It's a tale as old as terrorism - a cat-and-mouse game played out on the perilous streets of Mogadishu. In a bid to turn the tide against the relentless storm of violence, Somalia is zeroing in on a seemingly elusive figure: Yusuf Mohamed Hussein, a man synonymous with destruction and unrest. The bounty of $30,000 hanging over his head is not just a price; it's a measure of his menace to Somali safety and sovereignty.…

An operation to combat arms trafficking networks taking place in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire led to the acquisition of tens of thousands of explosives, but also a large amount of dirty fuel, Interpol and the UN announced on Monday. The 260 men and women in the operation called KAFO deployed from November 30 to…