The Washington Post
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 06:17
The mass killings of Sunni tribesmen battling the Islamic State have added urgency to Iraqi government efforts to support pockets of resistance against the insurgents. But distrust, a lack of financing and corruption threaten to slow the process, tribesmen and officials say.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 12:19
Afghanistan’s Pol-i-Charkhi Prison has had a reputation for brutality virtually since it was first constructed in 1973. The Soviets are believed to have tortured Afghan detainees there, and it was the site of a wild riot in 2006 in which hundreds of prisoners, including al-Qaeda fighters, seized part of the facility.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 05:31
But now, ever so slowly, signs of normalcy are returning to the capital. With the rate of new Ebola infections down, traffic is up. Boys play soccer and girls play kickball, less afraid of skin-to-skin contact than they were a few short weeks ago. Businesses are welcoming back a few workers—not many, and not all at once, but some. Discussions have begun about when and how to reopen the schools without reigniting the epidemic. Perhaps in January, some say.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 21:35
Mexico’s Interior Department said Wednesday that it had met with other government agencies and the woman’s representatives to decide how to provide protection. The department said in a statement that “the government recognizes the contribution of the victim-witness to the investigation” of the killings and said it “commits itself to protecting her.”
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 07:17
Afghan forces are dying at an unsustainable rate on the battlefield, a senior U.S. commander said Wednesday , in a troubling sign ahead of the departure of most U.S. and NATO troops by the end of this year.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:15
As events in Burkina Faso move ahead at breakneck pace, I’m struck by how much they encapsulate different political struggles that have defined African protest since the anti-colonial period. Political transformations across Africa have rarely come piecemeal. Instead, they tend to come in waves, sweeping across the region and leaving massive social transformations in their wake.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:06
The army officer who has seized power in Burkina Faso amid popular protests in the West African country was twice selected to attend counterterrorism training programs sponsored by the U.S. government, U.S. military officials said.
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 09:19
As noted on Checkpoint earlier this morning, President Obama visits the Pentagon today, two months after the United States began launching airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq. Those strikes have since been expanded into Syria, where they have been carried out regularly since Sept. 23.
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 09:07
U.S. aircraft struck Islamic State targets Wednesday inside Mosul, the heart of militant operations in Iraq and the country’s second most populous city, the Defense Department said.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 07:07
Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Tuesday he hopes that legal hurdles can be cleared quickly so that Australian special forces troops can begin their assistance role in Iraq.