Stars and Stripes
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 06:58
International efforts to help Libya’s fledgling government will require a “huge international effort” that must involve more than military support, Africa Command chief Gen. David Rodriguez said Friday.
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 07:04
Nigeria's president says he wants to borrow $1 billion from abroad for equipment and training for the military fighting an Islamic insurgency.
Friday, June 20, 2014 - 06:28
A fledgling program bringing together U.S. airmen from Europe and the United States with their counterparts in western Africa is being revived after a lull related to budget constraints.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 06:30
The U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali will be getting unmanned drones to help protect civilians and U.N. troops in the volatile north, the peacekeeping chief said Wednesday.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 10:29
President Barack Obama has shifted his focus away from airstrikes in Iraq as an imminent option for slowing a fast-moving Islamic insurgency, in part because there are few clear targets that U.S. could hit, officials said.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:20
Violence in Central African Republic pitting Muslim fighters against Christian civilians has killed 21 people so far this week, including two who were publicly executed in front of a courthouse, witnesses said Wednesday.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 06:45
The House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to retire the popular A-10 Warthog, defying earlier votes in the House and Senate and pleas from infantry troops to save the close-support aircraft.
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 06:28
The US participated in a large multinational military exercise in Jordan.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 06:58
“Unfortunately, we’ve had some difficulties in engaging with the Libyan authorities, also because of instability and lack of security in Libya,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told journalists.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 10:06
Fighting between a Christian militia and French soldiers in Central African Republic has left several people dead, including some who appeared unarmed, according to a witness.