Military history by country
Traces of Death At Afghan Base Attacked By Taliban
The green mosque in the Afghan military compound attacked by Taliban militants is scarred -- disfigured by bullet...
IS Terrorises Mosul Civilians As Iraq Forces Advance
Iraqi forces advanced in west Mosul Tuesday, closing in on the Old City where jihadists executed civilians in a...
Toll Now 144 In Taliban Attack On Afghan Base
The death toll from last week's Taliban attack on an Afghan military base stands at 144, a senior US defense official...
Frontline Clinic Window On Hell of IS-Held Mosul Areas
The horrific wounds and gruesome accounts of the victims filling a frontline clinic in west Mosul in Iraq offer a...
Iraq Forces Retake Large Mosul Neighbourhood From IS
Iraqi forces retook full control of one the largest neighbourhoods of west Mosul Tuesday from the Islamic State group...
Volunteers Search Rubble To Save Mosul University
Leaning on his crutch, Nizar picks through the rubble where the main building of Mosul University used to be, looking...
Ambush Kills Off-Duty Iraqi Soldiers In Anbar Province
Fighters have killed at least 10 off-duty Iraqi soldiers and injured another 20 in an ambush in a part of the country's...
Afghan Defence Chiefs Resign Over Deadly Taliban Attack
Afghanistan's defence minister and army chief of staff have resigned in the wake of a Taliban attack that left scores...
Afghan Defence Minister, Army Chief Resign After Taliban Attack
The Afghan defence minister and his army chief resigned Monday, days after a Taliban attack at a military base in...
Famine Fuels Resurgence of Somali Piracy
Drought and famine seem to be fuelling a resurgence of piracy off the coast of Somalia, the United States' top military...
US Counting On French Anti-Terror Ops In Africa
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday urged France to continue its African anti-terror operations under its new...
IS Ambush Kills 10 Iraqi Forces
Islamic State group fighters disguised as soldiers ambushed a government convoy in a remote desert region of western...
Furious Afghans Call For Resignations After Taliban Base Attack
Afghanistan on Sunday observed a national day of mourning after at least 100 soldiers were killed or wounded in a...
Over 100 Killed, Wounded In Taliban Attack On Afghan Military Base
More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a Taliban attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan, the...
Taliban Attack On Army Base Kills ‘more Than 50’ Afghan Soldiers
Taliban gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms launched an attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan Friday...
Iraq Forces Retake More Areas In West Mosul
Iraqi forces retook two more neighbourhoods in west Mosul Thursday, tightening the noose around jihadists holed up in...
Mali Extends State of Emergency As Jihadist Attacks Persist
A state of emergency that has been in force almost non-stop for 17 months in Mali was extended by 10 days from...
Iraqi Forces Treated For Chemical Exposure
Several Iraqi troops required medical treatment following a chemical weapons attack by the Islamic State group over the...
‘Friendly Fire’ Downed Saudi Helicopter In Yemen
A Saudi military helicopter that crashed in Yemen killing 12 Saudi soldiers was likely hit by "friendly fire", military...