Conflict
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:40
NATO ambassadors held an emergency meeting at Turkey’s request on Wednesday on the situation in northern Iraq, where Islamist militants have seized swathes of territory and taken 80 Turkish citizens hostage.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:37
Negotiators for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia say they hope Colombia's return to soccer's top tournament for the first time since 1998 can help advance peace talks.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:25
A suicide attack at a U.N. camp in northern Mali killed four peacekeepers on Wednesday, the country's peacekeeping mission said, raising concerns of worsening security as government officials warn about the possible return of Islamic extremists to the region.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:07
While Iraq’s government is not requesting a surge in U.S. ground forces like the one President Bush ordered in 2007, Maliki’s government has been asking for the U.S. to conduct targeted air strikes and the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance work to find those targets.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:03
Renewed conflict in Lebanon threatens U.S. interests in three principal ways. First, it would exacerbate regional instability, further undermining the U.S. interests in promoting peaceful, democratic reform and economic development in the region. Second, renewed conflict in Lebanon could threaten the security of Israel, a critical U.S. ally, especially if jihadists gain a significant foothold in Lebanon. Third, renewed conflict in Lebanon would allow for ungoverned territory to be exploited by al-Qaeda and affiliated groups, with potential threats to the U.S. homeland.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 06:44
Iraq’s appeals for a military response have so far been rebuffed by the White House.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 10:23
The power balance in Yemen’s north is shifting. In early 2014, Zaydi Shiite fighters, known as the Huthis or Ansar Allah (Partisans of God), won a series of battles, in effect consolidating their control over Saada governorate, on the border of Saudi Arabia, and expanding southward to the gates of the capital, Sanaa.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 09:11
The deaths of two Armenian soldiers on the border with Azerbaijan has led to predictions that Armenia will retaliate militarily.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 08:02
The reason that ISIS took over Mosul in five days was because of the mass withdrawal of the Iraqi army and local security forces.