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…
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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…
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
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
Burkina Faso: ‘Around 20’ killed near Soum province gold mine
Around 20 people were killed in an attack near a gold mining site in Madoudji in Burkina Faso's violence-plagued Soum…
Turkey-backed rebels announce unification under ‘Syrian National Army’
Representatives of various Syrian rebel groups supported by Turkey announced their formal unification as the Syrian National Army