Conflict

Islamic State Looking for New Members in Central Asia
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:24
Central Asia has increasingly become a source of foreign fighters for militants operating in the Middle East, especially the self-declared Islamic State.
Colombia to Persist with Peace Talks Despite Attacks
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 07:11
Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos said this weekend he would persist with the most advanced peace negotiations in five decades of armed conflict even as Marxist rebels step up attacks on security forces and disrupt energy supplies.
Right-Wing Attack on Ecuador's Democracy
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 07:02
Privileged and right-wing sectors in Ecuador have been holding anti-government protests across the country since last Monday.
Chad 'Suicide Attack' Targets Police in N'Djamena
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:48
A suicide bomb attack has targeted a police building in the Chadian capital N'Djamena, officials say.
Wave of Protests Spreads to Scandal-Weary Honduras and Guatemala
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:41
In Guatemala, angry citizens marched under pelting rain, undeterred. In Honduras, they carried torches at dusk. A wave of protests against corruption scandals that is sweeping across Latin America has reached Central America.
Madagascar Constitutional Court Throws Out Impeachment
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:36
Madagascar's constitutional court has thrown out parliament's bid to dismiss President Hery Rajaonarimampianina.
Iraq Militias Say They Don't Need U.S. Help in Anbar Operation
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:30
As the U.S. prepares to send an additional 450 personnel to Iraq, the Iranian-backed militias say that coalition assistance only hurts their efforts, contradicting statements by the Iraqi government that more international support is needed.
U.S. Airstrike in Libya Targets Planner of 2013 Algeria Attack
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:25
The United States carried out an airstrike in Libya early Sunday against the mastermind of the 2013 terrorist seizure of an Algerian gas plant that left 38 foreign hostages dead, American and Libyan officials said on Sunday.
U.S. Spending $9M a Day in ISIS Fight
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 06:41
The U.S. has spent more than $2.74 billion — or roughly $9.1 million per day — in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Saudi Arabia Running out of Time as Options Narrow in Yemen
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 06:37
After 11 weeks of airstrikes that have failed to change the balance of power in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is running out of options to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s exiled government to Sanaa.

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