Conflict
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 07:33
As the Colombian government negotiates peace with the largest rebel group, the FARC, it escalates its military effort against a smaller rival, the ELN.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 07:24
The US military has has branded claims by ISIS that they assassinated an American commander in Afghanistan as false.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 06:55
Security agents in Kenya are investigating reports linking a prominent al-Shabaab commander, Ahmed Iman Ali, to several multi-million dollar businesses in Nairobi.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 06:46
At least 15 people were killed on Monday in northern Yemen when warplanes bombed a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders, according to hospital and local health ministry officials.
Monday, August 15, 2016 - 06:56
Airstrikes carried out by warplanes from a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia killed at least 19 people, mostly children, on Saturday in a residential area and a school in northern Yemen, witnesses and hospital officials said.
Monday, August 15, 2016 - 06:47
The U.N. Security Council voted Friday to strengthen its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, where an outbreak of violence has sparked concerns about a resumption of civil war.
Monday, August 15, 2016 - 06:42
The United States Special Forces have killed more than 30 Al-Shabab militants including senior commanders during two separate security operations in southern Somalia in the past four days.
Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 06:32
Pro-government Libyan militias backed by American air power said Wednesday that they had seized the Islamic State’s last stronghold in the country, in the seaside city of Surt. If confirmed, the capture would be a severe blow to the militant organization’s expansion into North Africa, and extend the string of territorial retreats it has suffered this year in Syria and Iraq.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 07:03
Talks to secure a lasting ceasefire in Sudan's three war-ravaged regions began on Tuesday, a day after an opposition coalition signed on to a roadmap for ending hostilities and achieving political reconciliation. There has been fighting between the Sudanese army and rebels in the southern regions of Kordofan and Blue Nile since 2011, when adjacent South Sudan declared independence.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 - 06:41
Scores of people were killed across Ethiopia's Oromia and Amhara regions at the weekend as the security forces brutally suppressed a new wave of anti-government protests in two key regions. An opposition leader told the AFP news agency that up to 50 people were killed, while Amnesty International said that more than 90 were killed.