Year: 2023
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Feb- 2023 -20 FebruaryAmericas
Islamic State Leader Snatched in Syria Raid, US Says
Helicopter-borne US troops working with Syrian Kurdish-led forces captured an Islamic State provincial official in Syria.
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20 FebruaryArms
France Says to Send Kyiv Armored Vehicles Within Week
France said it will begin delivering the armored vehicles it has promised Ukraine in its war against Russia by next weekend.
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20 FebruaryAmericas
US General Warns China Biggest Threat in Space
Space has changed in just a few years due to a growing arms race, a US general said, singling out China as the "most challenging threat."
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20 FebruaryAfrica
Burkina Announces French Army Operation Officially Over
Burkina Faso said operations by the French army in the jihadist-hit West African state were officially over.
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19 FebruaryEurope
Belarus Cadets Train on Russian Tanks Amid Fears of Bigger Conflict
In Moscow-allied Belarus, officers look out across a snowy training ground as Russian and Soviet-era tanks fire into the distance.
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19 FebruaryMiddle East
Suspected IS Attack in Syria Death Toll Rises to 68: Monitor
The death toll from an attack blamed on Islamic State in Syria has risen to 68, a war monitor said Saturday, the deadliest attack in over a year.
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19 FebruaryArms
US Awards $1B Contract to Boost Artillery Round Production
The US Army announced the award of a nearly $1 billion contract to increase production of 155 mm artillery rounds used in large quantities by Ukraine.
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19 FebruaryAsia Pacific
N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles, Warns on Turning Pacific Into ‘Firing Range’
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul said, Pyongyang's second launch in 48 hours as Kim Jong-un's powerful sister warned of turning the Pacific into a "firing range."
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19 FebruaryAir
Israeli Strike Kills 15 in Syrian Capital: War Monitor
An Israeli air strike killed 15 people including two Syrian civilians and badly damaged a building in a Damascus district housing state security agencies, a war monitor said.
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19 FebruaryArms
US Says China Mulling Arming Russia in Ukraine War
The US accused China of considering arming Russia in its war against Ukraine, ratcheting up tensions as the conflict hits its one-year mark this week.
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