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Jihadists Attack Nigeria Town Where Girls Abducted

Jihadists have carried out a rare attack on the northeast Nigerian town of Dapchi, where more than 100 schoolgirls were…

Staff Writer With AFP

Saudi Attacker on US Base Had Longstanding Al-Qaeda Ties: US

The Saudi military student who killed three Americans at a U.S. naval base in December had longstanding ties to Al-Qaeda…

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghan Forces Repel Taliban Attack on Key City: Officials

Afghan security forces on Tuesday repelled a fierce Taliban attack on Kunduz, officials said, a strategic city in northern Afghanistan…

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Claims Afghan Bomb Attack, Demands Prisoner Release

The Taliban claimed a deadly attack on an Afghan intelligence agency post Monday, even as they urged the new power-sharing…

Staff Writer With AFP

Amid condemnation, Syria’s YPG disavows deadly car bomb in Efrin

Syria's Kurdish-led YPG denied responsibility for a truck bomb in the Turkey-occupied city of Efrin that killed at least 40…

Jared Szuba

In rare admission, US Africa Command says it killed 2 civilians in Somalia airstrike

The US military said it inadvertently killed two civilians over a year ago in an airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia

Jared Szuba

Violence increased in Afghanistan after US-Taliban deal, UN says

Violence surged in Afghanistan in the weeks after the US and the Taliban signed a deal supposed to pave the…

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria says air defenses intercept missiles near Damascus

Syrian air defense intercepted several missiles fired during an "Israeli" airstrike against targets near the capital Damascus

Staff Writer With AFP

Coronavirus outbreak hits second US Navy ship at sea

A US Navy destroyer deployed off Mexico's western coast is the second American warship at sea to suffer an outbreak…

Jared Szuba

Saudi-led coalition extends Yemen ceasefire by a month

The Saudi-led coalition said it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen by one month due to coronavirus, even as…

Staff Writer With AFP