Terrorism
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 06:24
Turkey's foreign minister suggested his country could carry out joint military operations with the United States to oust the Islamic State group from Syria. Speaking in Antalya late Sunday, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that operation could "easily advance to Raqqa," the main IS bastion in Syria.
Friday, May 27, 2016 - 06:16
Somalia's most effective institution and its biggest driver of stability, AMISOM is the only force that can counter al-Shabab and hold territory.
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 05:09
Carmelo Ramírez Morales never imagined a life without obstacles when he enrolled in the Ayotzinapa college for rural teachers in Mexico's beleaguered southern state of Guerrero. But he did not expect that two years later he would be seeking political asylum in the United States after surviving a police attack that killed three fellow students and disappeared another 43.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 12:23
This hearing will discuss the U.S.'s recent declaration that ISIS's targeting of Yazidis and other minority groups in Iraq and Syria constitutes genocide.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 06:54
Analysis of ISIS activities over the past two months shows that as they are weakened by defeats on the battlefield, jihadists have begun to change their recruitment tactics, particularly with regard to efforts targeted at Central Asia.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 06:51
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops killed 21 Al-Shabaab militants in Hawina, Somalia, on Monday.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 06:26
Syrian forces aided by U.S. airstrikes and advisers have begun their assault to take back Raqqa from the Islamic State group, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday.
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 06:37
The U.S. drone strike that killed Taliban chief Akhtar Mohammad Mansour represents another escalation in U.S. involvement in the war in Afghanistan by trying to cripple an insurgent group that has for years found refuge on Pakistani soil.
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 06:32
Tajikistan - the poorest ex-Soviet nation with a long and porous border with Afghanistan - announced on Monday the results of a constitutional referendum that makes the heavy-handed rule of President Emomali Rakhmon virtually unlimited, paves the way for his son's presidency, and outlaws "faith-based" parties.
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 06:26
An American military intelligence team remains on the ground in Yemen, supporting the Arab coalition battling al Qaeda's main faction in the country, amid an upswing in violence against the coalition and the country's armed forces.