War_Conflict
Egypt Says Killed Sinai Monastery Shooter
Egyptian security forces killed a gunman suspected of shooting dead a policemen near St Catherine's monastery in the...
Trump To Host Palestinian President Abbas On May 3
US President Donald Trump will host Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas at the White House May 3 for talks on efforts to...
Iraqi Forces Treated For Chemical Exposure
Several Iraqi troops required medical treatment following a chemical weapons attack by the Islamic State group over the...
Syria Evacuations Resume After Deadly Bomb Attack
The evacuation and transfer of thousands of Syrians from four besieged areas resumed on Wednesday, according to the...
‘Incontrovertible’ Sarin Gas Used In Syria
The head of a global arms watchdog said Wednesday that "incontrovertible" test results from an alleged chemical strike...
Buhari Suspends Spy Chief After $43m Found In Lagos
Nigeria’s foreign spy chief Ayo Oke has been suspended after anti-corruption officers found more than $43m (£34m) in...
Pentagon Chief Warns of Yemen ‘Hezbollah’
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis warned Wednesday of Iranian efforts to create a Yemeni militia "in the image" of...
Uganda Ends Hunt For LRA Leader Joseph Kony
Ugandan troops have pulled out of the hunt for rebel leader Joseph Kony in the Central African Republic (CAR), the army...
Yemeni Protestors March On Key Port To Demand Humanitarian Zone
A group of Yemeni protestors set out from rebel-held capital Sanaa Wednesday on a 225-kilometre (140-mile) march to...
France Says Will ‘prove’ Damascus Behind Syria ‘chemical Attack’
France will produce proof "in a few days" that the regime of Bashar al-Assad launched a chemical strike on a Syrian...
UN Says 17 Mass Graves Found In DR Congo
The UN said Wednesday it had found a further 17 mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo's central Kasai region,...
‘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...
Ugandan Army Says LRA ‘neutralised’, Begins Withdrawal
The Ugandan army said Wednesday it has neutralised the Lord's Resistance Army, as troops began withdrawing from the...
Iran Guards Member Begins Work As Iraq Ambassador
In a sign of the growing regional influence of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, a close advisor to its foreign operations...
Pakistan Military Chief Signs Death Warrants For 30 Militants
Pakistan's powerful army chief has confirmed the death sentences passed by military courts on 30 militants, some of...
Security Forces Deny Access To Site of US Blast In Afghanistan
Security forceswere still blocking accessWednesday to the site in eastern Afghanistan where the US dropped a massive...
Land Guards Stab Police Officer, Two Others In Central Region
Some persons suspected to be land guards on Wednesday stormed the Ojobi Police Station in the Central region and...
Palestinians Slam Israel For Refusing Talks With Hunger Strikers
Palestinian leaders on Wednesday denounced Israel's refusal to negotiate with Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli...
3 Dead In Suicide Attack In Cameroon Border Town
Three people were killed and four others wounded on Wednesday in a suicide attack in Cameroon's restive Far North, a...