Conflict
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 06:41
For the first time in the four-year Syrian civil war, President Obama is beginning to execute a combined diplomatic and military approach to force President Bashar al-Assad to leave office and end the carnage.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 06:25
A member of the Colombian FARC rebel group was sentenced to 27 years in U.S. federal prison on Tuesday for his role guarding three American hostages held captive in Colombia in the 2000s.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 06:54
Burundi's government said on Monday efforts to collect illegal arms were proceeding peacefully, dismissing remarks by Rwanda's president that the nation could be sliding back into ethnic conflict.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 06:40
Instead of enacting clear, just and proportionate counterterrorism laws, many African governments have adopted measures that can potentially become instruments of repression.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 06:37
American airstrikes over Syria have intensified during the past week as the U.S. expands its operational ties to rebel groups fighting on the ground and deploys more warplanes to an air base in nearby Turkey, Defense Department officials say.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 06:28
A media investigation suggests that death squads, dressed as security forces, killed over a dozen people, and were not investigated by authorities.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 06:15
The U.S. military is working with Middle East allies to head off a potential shortfall in precision weapons which are being heavily consumed in strikes on Islamic State targets and Yemen, senior U.S. Air Force officials said Tuesday.
Monday, November 9, 2015 - 06:43
Senegal said on Monday it had arrested five people suspected of links to Nigerian militant group Boko Haram -- a development that could mark a significant expansion of the movement's operations.
Monday, November 9, 2015 - 06:24
The Pentagon is about to get a $5 million fund to pay the Iraqi families of civilians killed by American airstrikes. It’s a big change for the U.S. military, which has yet to publicly acknowledge accidentally killing or wounding any innocents in the country even after 3,586 airstrikes targeting the so-called Islamic State.
Monday, November 9, 2015 - 06:22
Western diplomats and analysts who pay close attention to sub-Saharan Africa are worried that Burundi is on the brink of a major conflict and could explode in violence when a deadline for opposition groups to disarm expires Saturday.