Military history by country
Yemen Rebels To Boycott UN Envoy
Rebels who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa have said they will have no further dealings with a UN envoy who has...
Toll In Last Week’s Kabul Truck Bomb Now Over 150
The death toll from a devastating truck bomb in Kabul's diplomatic quarter last week has jumped to more than 150,...
Up To 100,000 Children At Risk In Iraq’s Mosul
Up to 100,000 children are in danger as Iraqi forces battle to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group,...
Research Questions Whether Israel Considered 1967 Atomic Blast
Research suggesting Israel may have considered detonating an atomic device on the eve of the Six-Day War 50 years ago...
Kabul To Host Peace Summit After Week of Deadly Violence
Kabul will host a multinational peace conference on Afghanistan Tuesday, as the capital reels from a wave of bombings...
Jihadists Occupy Civilian Homes As Mosul Battle Rages
After jihadists turned the roof of his house into a sniper position, Owayid Mohammed and his family fled west Mosul in...
Iraqi Forces Retake Area Near Syrian Border From IS
Iraqi forces retook an area near the Syrian border from the Islamic State group on Sunday as part of operations to...
27 Dead As Yemen Army Closes In On Taez Palace
Yemeni government forces fought Saturday to capture a rebel-held presidential palace in the southwestern province of...
484 Civilians Killed In US-Led Fight Against IS
Attacks on Islamic State group targets by US-led coalition forces have killed 484 civilians since mid-2014, the US...
French Forces Battle Militants In Northern Mali
French forces operating in northern Mali said Friday that they had taken "out of action" around 20 militants in...
Iraq Forces Announce Gains In West Mosul
Iraqi forces have recaptured around half of two neighbourhoods in west Mosul that are among the targets of a broad...
Four Killed As Kabul Protesters Clash With Police Over Truck Bomb
At least four Afghans were killed Friday when police fired live rounds to disperse stone-throwing protesters seeking to...
Iraq Forces Move On IS In Mosul But Civilians Slow Advance
Iraqi forces are advancing on the last areas of Mosul held by the Islamic State group but the presence of large numbers...
Oil Tanker Fired On Off Yemen
An oil tanker has come under fire off Yemen while passing through the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait into the Red Sea,...
Global Outrage After ‘barbaric’ Kabul Truck Bomb Kills 90
President Donald Trump has condemned the "barbaric" truck-bombing in Kabul in a phone call with his Afghan counterpart,...
Explosion In Afghan Capital Kills Dozens
A powerful vehicle bomb has struck the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 49 people and...
’40 Killed Or Injured’ In Massive Kabul Diplomatic Quarter Blast
At least 40 people were killed or wounded Wednesday as a massive blast ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter,...
Massive Blast In Kabul Diplomatic Quarter
A massive blast rocked Kabul's diplomatic quarter during the morning rush hour on Wednesday the latest attack to hit...
Yemen Facing ‘total Collapse’ As Fighting Continues, UN Warns
The United Nation's top humanitarian co-ordinator has said Yemen is facing "total social, economic and institutional...