Counterinsurgency
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 07:27
Authorities in Peru rescued 39 people, including 26 children, whom Maoist Shining Path rebels were raising in bondage as future rebel troops, the government said Monday.
Friday, July 24, 2015 - 05:54
Disturbances on the expansive, 744 kilometer Turkmen-Afghan border have been growing at an alarming rate, sparking security concerns about conflict spillover from the ongoing war in Afghanistan.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 07:31
For many years, Cairo governments and Sinai's Bedouin tribes have viewed each other with suspicion. Overcoming that problem and winning the support of the tribes could prove crucial to the government's efforts to contain the Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 06:32
Four US F-16 warplanes landed in Iraq on Monday, the first batch of a much-delayed delivery aimed at boosting the ailing Iraqi military's capacity, the defense ministry said.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 06:28
Thousands of American-trained-and-equipped Iraqi ground troops launched a long-awaited large-scale operation Monday against Islamic State militants in Anbar province, U.S. officials said.
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 07:12
Fewer than 100 Syrian rebels are currently being trained by the U.S. military to fight the Islamic State group, a tiny total for a sputtering program with a stated goal of producing 5,400 fighters a year.
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 06:30
The AU field training exercise Amani Africa II set to take place in the Northern Cape is shaping up as the single largest military exercise yet to be held in democratic South Africa.
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 06:18
Embraer has announced that Ghana has signed a contract for five A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training turboprops.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 06:53
The news lately about ISIS has been pretty disappointing, in fact, discouraging, but there was some good news yesterday out of Syria in a battle right on the Turkish border.
Monday, June 8, 2015 - 05:32
Tajikistan is taking a radial approach toward jihadists returning from Syria and Iraq by granting citizens of the country amnesty in exchange for their repentance, and a chance to stop other Tajiks from traveling abroad to join the likes of the Islamic State.