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Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 07:19
After four months of setbacks, fighters backed by Saudi Arabia have seized the offensive in Yemen’s war, taking control of a major city and pressing to expand ground operations against rebel forces.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 07:13
That’s an odd situation to be in as the U.S. puts the first of its trained-and-equipped opposition fighters into Syria and finalizes an agreement with Turkey to back a “safe zone” on the Syrian border.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 06:59
Egypt’s reporters threw their support behind a 2013 coup, becoming a mouthpiece for the new, military-backed regime. But this month, Egyptian journalists didn’t roll over for authorities. In an unusual moment for this tightly controlled country, the media openly opposed a government initiative, one that would have jailed reporters who published information contradicting official statements about terrorism operations.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 06:52
A month on from the armed attack that killed 38 people, 30 of whom were British, in the resort town of Sousse, the Tunisian government is still grappling with its security responses to the threat of terrorism.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 06:46
For nearly a year, the French air force has been operating at a capacity not anticipated in the nation’s current defense strategy, and at a tempo that must be maintained even as a sudden surge in Rafale exports stresses air personnel and platforms. Deals with Egypt and Qatar, in particular, are putting a burden on the air force.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 06:21
Multinational troops fighting Boko Haram in West Africa will be able to pursue the militants across borders, Nigeria's presidential spokesman says.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 06:11
President Obama jabbed at the power structures of Africa on Tuesday by calling for long-entrenched leaders to step down.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 06:09
President Barack Obama on Tuesday became the first American president to address the African Union in the institution’s 52-year history.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 06:05
At the beginning of 2015, an estimated 31,000 fighters in the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, had tightened their grip over a vast swath of land. Thousands of those fighters were African.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 06:03
Zambian president Edgar Lungu on 26 July launched a new marine special forces unit to improve maritime security particularly regarding border control and illegal fishing.