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German police launch nationwide raids against right-wing terror cell

German police arrested twelve men with alleged ties to an extreme-right group suspected of planning attacks on politicians and asylum-seekers

Staff Writer With AFP

Syrian helicopter shot down over western Aleppo, second in days to be downed in northwest

A Syrian regime helicopter crashed in western Aleppo, reportedly shot down by rebel fighters just days after a similar incident…

Joanne Stocker

US Navy seizes Iranian anti-tank missiles in Arabian Sea, command says

The US Navy boarded a boat in the Arabian Sea and confiscated a shipment Iran-made anti-tank missiles it says were…

Staff Writer With AFP

Saudi-led coalition members will prosecute those behind deadly Yemen airstrikes, spokesperson says

The Saudi-led coalition against Yemen's Houthi rebels said it began proceedings to prosecute those who may have violated rules of…

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo forces captured 40 ADF fighters near Makeke, UN says

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo captured 40 Allied Democratic Forces fighters in a joint operation with…

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany’s Bundestag approves funds for next-generation fighter jet

German lawmakers signed off on the first funds for a multi-nation project to develop a new fighter jet and reinvigorate…

Staff Writer With AFP

US to deploy specialized military advisors to Africa amid strategic review

The US Army is sending the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade to train local security forces in Africa, relieving 101st…

Jared Szuba

US forces clash with locals at Syrian regime checkpoint in Qamishli

US troops clashed with civilians near Qamishli in northeast Syria near the Turkish border following a confrontation over an American…

Joanne Stocker

AFRICOM shifts strategy from degrading to containing West Africa insurgents, OIG report says

United States Africa Command has shifted its strategy from degrading violent extremist organizations in West Africa to simply containing their…

Fergus Kelly

Somali troops still vulnerable to al-Shabaab outside Mogadishu, Pentagon says

A US-backed Somali operation to secure areas south of Mogadishu from Islamist al-Shabaab militants has made little progress in recent…

Jared Szuba