Category: NATOSource

US and French intelligence contributing to hunt for Gaddafi

By the AP

From the AP:  Determined to hunt down Moammar Gadhafi, Libya’s new rulers say they have dedicated a special unit of fighters to track the elusive former leader, listening in on his aides’ phone calls, poring over satellite images and interviewing witnesses.

EU official warns of spreading al-Qaida offshoot

By Aomar Ouali and Paul Schemm, the AP

From Aomar Ouali and Paul Schemm, the AP:  The European Union’s counterterrorism coordinator warned Thursday that al-Qaida’s North African offshoot is extending its footprint around Africa and said local governments need more help fighting it.

G.I. Killed Afghan Journalist, NATO Says

By Ray Rivera, the New York Times

From Ray Rivera, the New York Times:  NATO acknowledged Thursday that an American soldier killed an Afghan journalist working for the BBC after mistaking him for a suicide bomber during a complex attack in southern Afghanistan in July.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on September 7

By NATO

Iran ups criticism of Turkey over NATO missile shield

By AFP

Ukraine discusses cooperation with NATO’s missile defense system

By Interfax-Ukraine

An EU military HQ would undermine NATO

By Geoffrey Van Orden, the Telegraph

France: NATO could give Russia missile defence guarantees

By DPA

From DPA:  Brussels and NATO could lay to rest Kremlin fears about a planned European missile defence system by giving guarantees it was not aimed at Russia, a senior French government official said Wednesday. ‘I hope … we can give Russia the guarantees,’ said French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe. ‘It is not directed against Russia, […]

NATO suspends transfers to some Afghan prisons

By Quentin Sommerville, the BBC

From Quentin Sommerville, the BBC:  The Nato-led mission in Afghanistan has suspended the transfer of detainees to several Afghan jails, following torture allegations, the BBC has learned. The accusations come in an as-yet unpublished UN report, which describes how prisoners were beaten and in some cases given electric shocks. The jails are run by the […]