The Washington Post
Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 07:10
Tensions escalated this week after Turkish leaders affirmed their intention to keep troops in Iraq until after Mosul, which also includes a sizable Turkmen population, can be recovered, prompting emphatic Iraqi objections.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 07:21
In a speech delivered in Istanbul, Erdogan also said Turkish troops wouldn’t withdraw from a base near Mosul, saying the Turkish army wouldn’t take orders from Baghdad. Turkey is training anti-IS fighters to help retake Mosul from the extremist group.
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 07:32
The Indian army said Thursday it foiled an attack by suspected rebels on an army camp in Indian-controlled Kashmir and separately engaged three groups of militants near the de facto border with Pakistan in the disputed region, killing a total of seven suspected rebels.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 07:04
U.S. military strikes against the Assad regime will be back on the table Wednesday at the White House, when top national security officials in the Obama administration are set to discuss options for the way forward in Syria.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 07:36
Pakistan and India traded fresh accusations of cross-border fire in Kashmir on Tuesday, a day after top officials discussed ways of de-escalating tensions over the disputed Himalayan region.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 07:16
Reservations are growing within the Obama administration about American military involvement in Saudi Arabia’s air campaign in Yemen, as some lawmakers and human rights groups charge the United States with responsibility for Saudi attacks that have killed many civilians.
Monday, October 3, 2016 - 08:39
By a razor-thin margin of 50.21 to 49.78 percent, Colombians voted against the peace accord, in a Brexit-style backlash that defied pollsters’ predictions and left supporters of the deal in tears. After nearly six years of negotiations, many handshakes and ceremonial signatures, Colombia’s half-century war that has killed 220,000 and displaced 7 million is not over.
Monday, October 3, 2016 - 08:29
President Juan Manuel Santos, who had warned there was no Plan B, ordered the cease-fire with Marxist rebels to remain in effect and dispatched envoys for emergency talks with rebel commanders in the wake of Sunday’s referendum outcome on the carefully constructed 297-peage peace deal.
Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 07:49
Rebels in Colombia from the National Liberation Army say they are ready to overcome outstanding differences with the government and initiate stalled peace talks.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 07:39
Without some sort of a Turkish-Kurdish deal, it is only a matter of time before the Turkey-backed Syrian opposition groups on the border clash with U.S.-backed Kurdish forces there.