Conflict
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 06:33
The U.S. stepped up airstrikes in northeastern Syria against Islamic State targets Sunday while suicide bombings blamed on the terror group in western Syria killed more than 100.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 06:30
Afghan forces backed by U.S. air strikes have killed dozens of insurgents loyal to Islamic State this week as they continue a push into areas occupied by the radical group, officials said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 05:23
While it appeared that Wednesday’s piquetes hailed more of the usual, Macri’s government feared mass protests and launched a special protocol set to crackdown on this particular style of protest. The new protocol, passed by the Minister of Safety, Patricia Bullrich on Thursday, established that the security forces can and will act immediatly when a piquete occurs.
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 06:37
Four missiles fired by a suspected U.S. drone hit mud homes in Pakistan's troubled Kurram tribal region Monday, a local official and residents told NBC News.
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 06:19
Two Serbian hostages died in American airstrikes on an Islamic State training camp in western Libya on Friday, Serbian leaders said on Saturday in statements that criticized a military operation that had been presented as a clean strike against extremism.
Friday, February 19, 2016 - 06:20
Two Syrian watch groups charged on Thursday that U.S.-led coalition strikes against the Islamic State had killed as many as 38 civilians over a three-day period, the highest reported death toll in months.
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 06:40
Over the past 24 hours, Armenian armed forces 133 times broke ceasefire with Azerbaijan on various parts of the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said Feb. 18.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 06:28
Last year saw an almost total absence of reports of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the western Indian Ocean and off the coast of Somalia. This is the laudable outcome of concerted international and regional counter-piracy efforts Timothy Walker, Institute for Security Studies conflict management and peacebuilding researcher writes.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 06:27
The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State with 30 strikes in Syria and Iraq on Monday, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operations said in a statement.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 06:20
The leading challenger to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Tuesday he had no confidence that elections this week would be free or fair and accused the police of increasing violence ahead of the vote.