Year: 2019

Niger soldiers killed in ‘terrorist’ attack in southwestern Dosso region

Two soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a "terrorist" attack in the in the Dogondoutchi department of the Dosso region of southwest Niger

Read More »

US Democrats subpoena Pentagon documents in Trump impeachment inquiry

Congressional Democrats subpoenaed the Pentagon for documents tied to President Donald Trump's withholding of military aide to Ukraine

Read More »

SDF unable to secure ISIS prisons in Syria if Turkey attacks

The US decision to clear the way for a Turkish invasion of Syria will jeopardize security at the prisons holding tens of thousands of ISIS suspects

Read More »

Amid Iraqi protests, Kurdish region balances Iran’s IRGC

The US partnering with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is a force multiplier to keep stability in the region as Baghdad grapples with protests, Seth Frantzman and Dr. Eric Mandel argue

Read More »

Yemen’s government and southern separatists close to power-sharing deal

Yemen's government and southern separatists are holding indirect negotiations and are close to reaching a power-sharing agreement

Read More »

Afghan army recruits targeted in Jalalabad bombing

At least 10 people were killed and 27 wounded when a bomb hit a bus carrying army recruits in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan

Read More »

Central African conflict informs Portuguese procurement and UN peacekeeping

Portugal’s combat experience in Central African Republic is changing the armed forces’ modernization plans and the future of UN peacekeeping

Read More »

Iraq’s military admits ‘excessive force’ in protest deaths

Iraq's military admitted it had used "excessive force" in deadly protests, as PMUs said they were ready to back the government

Read More »

Trump approves Turkish incursion into northern Syria

US President Donald Trump looks set to allow a Turkish incursion into northeast Syria after announcing that US troops will pull back from the border

Read More »

Mali: UN peacekeeper killed, 5 injured in attacks in Aguelhok and Bandiagara

A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb near Aguelhok in northern Mali

Read More »