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US military linguist in Iraq charged with leaking informant identities to Hezbollah

A US military translator who was based in Iraq was charged with passing the names of US informants to people…

Staff Writer With AFP

Egypt executes special forces officer turned militant Hisham al-Ashmawy

Egypt executed an ex-special forces officer turned top Islamist militant, Hisham Ashmawy, over involvement in several high-profile attacks

Staff Writer With AFP

US conducts airstrike to defend Afghan forces against Taliban in Helmand

The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces in Helmand as violence spirals after a string…

Staff Writer With AFP

US approves $239 million sale to Morocco of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles

The US approved the possible sale of $239 million sale of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles to Morocco

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban launch more than a dozen attacks on Afghanistan army bases

The Taliban carried out more than a dozen attacks on Afghan army bases hours after ending a partial truce and…

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey shoots down 3rd Syrian warplane over Idlib, defense ministry says

Turkish fighters shot down a Syrian warplane over the northwest Idlib province, the third such downing in three days

Joanne Stocker

US to begin Afghanistan drawdown as Kabul, Taliban deadlock ahead of peace talks

Afghanistan's government and the Taliban are deadlocked on a prisoner swap ahead of peace talks, but the US will start…

Jared Szuba

Syria’s regime re-enters key Idlib town ahead of Russia-Turkey talks

Syrian pro-regime troops re-entered the Idlib province town of Saraqeb amid a blitz of Turkish strikes against Bashar al-Assad's forces

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO urges de-escalation in Syria after airstrike kills dozens of Turkish soldiers in Idlib

NATO called on Syria and Russia to return to a ceasefire in Idlib after an airstrike killed dozens of Turkish…

Joanne Stocker

France declares Strait of Hormuz military mission fully operational

France declared the military component to its EMASOH maritime patrol mission in the strategic Strait of Hormuz fully operational

Joanne Stocker