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Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 06:02
It has been a bloody 24 hours in conflict-torn Afghanistan, as at least 30 people killed in a series of Taliban-led attacks in the country.
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 05:48
Vice President Biden on Wednesday raised the possibility of providing lethal arms to Ukraine, calling the issue a "debate worth having."
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 05:35
A top Tajik police commander who has been missing for weeks has reappeared on the Internet, claiming that he has joined the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 08:11
Turkey and the United States have started training moderate Syrian rebels on Turkish territory to prepare them to fight ISIS militants, the Turkish foreign minister said Tuesday.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 08:09
Should the United States arm the Kurdish Peshmerga directly, without the consent and participation of the government in Baghdad? This is a critical question that US officials, both in the White House, the Defense Department, and the US Congress, have no doubt asked themselves ever since mechanized US troops stormed across the Iraqi border in March 2003 to overthrow Saddam Hussein’s regime.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 08:07
The Pentagon doubled down Tuesday on Defense Secretary Ash Carter's criticism of Iraqi forces, saying that local troops "chose to withdraw" from the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Ramadi.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 07:56
France has suspended its security co-operation with the crisis-hit central African nation of Burundi, a French diplomat told AFP on Tuesday.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 07:54
The United Nation Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (Minusma) has received three MD500E helicopters from El Salvador, and will use them for day and night patrols, reconnaissance and medical evacuation.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 07:51
The Interim Jubba Administration of Somalia has received military vehicles donated by the United Arab Emirates, including RG-31 armoured personnel carriers.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 07:39
Rwanda is an important ally. It is a respected contributor to peacekeeping missions throughout the region, it has rebuilt itself from genocide, and it has achieved impressive development and economic gains.