US Deploys More Troops In Syria, Turning Up Heat On IS
The United States turned up the heat on the Islamic State group Thursday, sending an additional 400 US troops into ...
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Contractors Yet To Hand Over Refurbished Ridge Hospital
Contractors working on the $250 million Greater Accra Regional Hospital are yet to hand over the facility. This is in ...
Suicide Bombers Kill 26 At Iraq Wedding Celebration
Two suicide bombers attacked a celebration being held the night before a wedding north of Baghdad, killing 26 people, a ...
IS Leader Baghdadi ‘flees Mosul’ As Iraqi Forces Advance
Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to lead the ...
Suspected Coalition Raids Kill 14 Civilians In North Syria
Air strikes thought to have been conducted by a US-led coalition Thursday killed 14 civilians, including six children, in a ...
US Marines Deploy Artillery Battery To Syria
The United States has sent a Marine Corps artillery battery into Syria to help defeat the Islamic State group in ...
Two Dead In Bombing of Syria Rebel Bastion Despite Truce
Two people were killed on Wednesday in bombardment of a Syrian rebel bastion near Damascus, a monitor said, less than ...
Iraq PM Says Won’t Hesitate To Strike Jihadists In Nearby Countries
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Wednesday that he will not hesitate to strike "terrorist sites" in neighbouring countries, after ...
China Calls On N Korea To Suspend Missile and Nuclear Tests
China has proposed that North Korea suspend its tests of missile and nuclear technology to “defuse a looming crisis”. Foreign ...
Why Foreigners Join Syria Kurds
Captivated by the idea of fighting jihadists, or dedicated to starting a "revolution," foreigners have diverse reasons for joining the ...
Top US Diplomat To Visit Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing After NKorea Test
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit South Korea, Japan and China, the State Department announced Tuesday, just a ...
UN Security Council Strongly Condemns N.Korea Missile Launches
The UN Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches and expressed serious concern over Pyongyang's ...
Missile Tests Put North Korea On Trump’s Front Burner
President Donald Trump is facing his biggest foreign policy challenge yet after North Korea fired a ballistic missile salvo in ...
Troops Retake Main Government Office
Iraqi forces say they have retaken the main government offices in Mosul as the offensive continues to oust the so-called ...
Prez Confirms IGP, CDS
IN consultation with the Council of State and in pursuant to Articles 202 and 212 of the 1992 Constitution, the President ...
Syrians Fleeing IS Group Wait For Safe Passage At Checkpoints
At a checkpoint in northern Syria, a weary woman and her husband sit in a truck, surrounded by their belongings, ...
Turkey, Russia, US Military Chiefs Weigh Anti-IS Steps
The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military met Tuesday for talks likely to be dominated by next ...
China Vows `resolute’ Measures After THAAD Deployment
China said Tuesday it would "resolutely" defend its security interests as the US began deploying the THAAD missile-defence system in ...
Turkey, Russia, US Military Chiefs Hold Talks In Turkey
Turkish, Russian and US military chiefs held talks on Tuesday in the southern Turkish city of Antalya to discuss regional ...
North Korea Is Training For An Attack On US Bases In Japan
Nuclear-armed North Korea said Tuesday its missile launches were training for a strike on US bases in Japan, as global ...