Conflict
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 08:39
Nearly 75 percent of U.S. bombing runs targeting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria returned to base without firing any weapons in the first four months of 2015, holding their fire mainly because of a lack of ground intelligence and raising questions about President Obama's key tactic in pushing back an enemy that continues to expand its territory in the war zone.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 08:15
In Colombia a violent conflict has been raging for more than 50 years. With the struggle surpassing the half-century mark, both sides have been willing to return to the negotiating table to give peace yet another chance. However, the process is once again under the threat of unraveling due to a familiar cycle of FARC ambushes and government reprisals.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 07:51
A bomb wounded four people Sunday in a market in Maiduguri, a day after 30 people were killed in the northeastern Nigerian city.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 06:36
Approximately 5,000 protesters Friday demanded Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández’s resignation after he was accused by the opposition of having accepted illegal funds from the Honduran Social Security Institute (IHSS) to finance his presidential campaign in 2013.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 06:26
Tens of thousands of antigovernment protesters marched in this politically divided country Saturday to back a jailed opposition leader, who has gone on a hunger strike to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to hold congressional elections and free prisoners allegedly detained for political motives.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 05:46
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani warned Pakistan he would reverse a diplomatic outreach unless Islamabad clamps down on Taliban activities and puts its leaders under house arrest, venting frustration as Kabul faces an onslaught of attacks by the insurgents.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 05:30
Magomed Suleymanov, aka Abu Usman Gimrinsky, has been chosen as the new leader of the Caucasus Emirate proclaimed in 2007 by Doku Umarov, who led the insurgency until his death in 2013.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 05:25
Central Asian militants in the Islamic State-aligned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) are currently shifting from Pakistan into Afghanistan, adopting the Islamic State’s propaganda strategies and working with factions of the Taliban.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 05:21
Former OMON special forces commander Gulmorad Halimov has appeared in an online video in black IS garb, saying that he participated in programs on U.S. soil three times.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 08:22
Authorities in Colombia claim guerrilla group FARC's presence has been reduced to only 18 percent of national territory, an assertion that appears to be based more on political motivations than an accurate appraisal of the country's security situation.