North Korea Tests New Missile Engine
North Korea has tested a new rocket engine as part of its efforts to build a missile capable of reaching the American mainland, US officials said. The news comes amid rising tensions between...
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Congo Peacekeepers Accused of Sex Abuse To Leave CAR
About 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning home following allegations of sex abuse, the United Nations announced on Wednesday....
7 Militants Killed In Clashes With Army In Eastern DR Congo
At least seven militants were killed Thursday in clashes with troops involving heavy weapons in a city in Democratic Republic of Congo's restive east, police said. The fighting erupted in the eastern...
IS Destroys Iconic Mosul Minaret As Iraqi Forces Advance
Mosul's trademark leaning minaret was missing from its skyline for the first time in centuries Thursday after desperate jihadists blew it up as Iraqi forces advanced on an ancient mosque compound....
US Army ‘deserter’ Bowe Bergdahl Appears In Court
Bowe Bergdahl, the US Army sergeant held captive in Afghanistan for five years before being freed in a prisoner swap -- and then accused of desertion -- appeared in court Wednesday, officials said....
Deep In Mosul, US Forces Support Iraq’s Fight
In a once-plush house in west Mosul, a handful of US soldiers watch on as an Iraqi commander barks orders over the radio to his troops fighting jihadists little more than a mile away. Senior Iraqi...
Congo Peacekeepers Accused of Sex Abuse To Leave C. Africa
About 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning home following allegations of sex abuse, the United Nations announced on Wednesday....
IS Blows Up Mosul Mosque Where Baghdadi Announced ‘caliphate’
Jihadists on Wednesday blew up Mosul's iconic leaning minaret and the adjacent mosque where their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a "caliphate" in his only public appearance in 2014, an Iraqi...
UN Security Council Unanimously Welcomes Sahel Force
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday that paves the way for the deployment of a five-nation African military force to fight jihadists in the Sahel region. A...
A Deadly City In A Dangerous Country
The death of two journalists in Mosul has highlighted once more the particular dangers of covering the battle to recapture the Iraqi city from Islamic State group fighters. A mine blast killed Iraqi...
Iran’s Khamenei Hails Iraq’s ‘success’ Against Jihadists
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised the "success" of Iraqi forces in the battle against the Islamic State group in Mosul. "Today Daesh is fleeing Iraq and this is an...
US-Led Coalition Says Syria Strike Killed ‘top IS Cleric’
The US-led coalition said Tuesday it had killed the Islamic State group's self-proclaimed top cleric in an air strike in May on a Syrian town near the Iraqi border. "Coalition forces killed Turki...
Govt-Backed DR Congo Militia Shot Babies, Hacked Toddlers
The UN accused DR Congo on Tuesday of backing a militia that has mutilated toddlers and hacked pregnant women in the troubled Kasai region as the Catholic Church put the death toll there at more than...
US-Led Coalition Downs Iran-Made Drone In Syria
A US warplane shot down an Iranian-made drone operated by pro-regime forces in southern Syria early Tuesday, officials said, in the latest incident in rising tensions between the two sides. It comes...
Fighters From Syria’s Raqa Battle To Oust IS From Their Hometown
Khalil al-Hussein fled the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold Raqa 18 months ago, but now he is back and fighting to help oust the jihadists from his hometown. The 25-year-old is one of several...
At Least 10 Killed In Mogadishu Minibus Attack
At least 10 people were killed when Shabaab Islamists drove an explosives-laden minibus into local government offices in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, according to the security ministry....
Iraqi Forces Advance In Mosul Old City, Rescue Civilians
Iraqi forces said Tuesday they were fighting fierce battles with the Islamic State group and rescuing escaping civilians as they pursued their offensive against Mosul's jihadist-held Old City. Staff...
Australia’s Military Suspends Air Operations Over Syria
Australia's military on Tuesday said it was temporarily halting air missions over Syria, following the shooting down of a Syrian jet by US forces. The decision came amid increasing tension between...
We Retain the Right To Self Defense
The White House hit back at Russia on Monday after the Kremlin warned it would track US-led coalition aircraft in Syria as potential 'targets' and halted an incident-prevention hotline with...
Mali Attack: Two Dead As Gunmen Storm Tourist Resort
Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners and two people are dead, the country’s security minister has said. “It is a jihadist attack. Malian special forces intervened...