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Nigerian soldiers, CJTF leader killed as ISWAP attacks Gubio, Gajigana, Gajiram and Magumeri

Islamic State fighters killed at least six soldiers and a civilian militia leader when they attacked 4 towns in Nigeria's…

Fergus Kelly

UAE soldiers killed in military vehicle collision in ‘operations field’

The UAE, a key member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, said six of its soldiers were…

Staff Writer With AFP

Ahead of ECOWAS counter-terror summit, JNIM targets ‘G5 Sahel’ forces in Mali

Dioungani ambush targeted 'G5 forces', al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims, ahead of west Africa summit on countering terrorism in the Sahel…

Fergus Kelly

Central African Republic arms embargo eased by UN

The UN Security Council unanimously approved the easing of an arms embargo on the Central African Republic for the first…

Fergus Kelly

UN report details possible ‘war crimes’ by many sides in Syrian war

The US rejected a UN report alleging complicity in possible "war crimes" in Syria's civil war, including during airstrikes and…

Staff Writer With AFP

Morocco cleared for $985 million TOW missile and F-16 bomb purchases

The US State Department approved the $985 million sale to Morocco of 2,400 anti-tank guided missiles and more than 6,000…

Staff Writer With AFP

Is the F-35 program a waste of money?

The F-35 is expensive but its benefits as a 5th Generation Fighter that could replace other costly platforms outweighs the…

David Daly

Nearly 22,000 people missing in decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria

Nearly 22,000 people, mostly children, are missing as a result of the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, the…

Staff Writer With AFP

US approves $6.5 billion sale to Poland of 32 F-35 stealth fighters

The US State Department approved the sale to Poland of 32 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and support at an estimated…

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militant killed in Kashmir, India police say

A militant in Indian-administered Kashmir affiliated to a Pakistani-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba was killed by security forces

Staff Writer With AFP