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Vietnam air force pilots killed in Yak-52 plane crash

Two pilots were killed in Vietnam after their Yak-52 military trainer plane crashed during a training session

Staff Writer With AFP

Islamic State attacks Nigeria military base in Kareto, killing commander

Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa Province affiliate attacked a military base in the northern Borno state town…

Fergus Kelly

Islamic State arrival in Mozambique further complicates Cabo Delgado violence

Islamic State claimed its first presence in Mozambique, attributing a June clash with the army near Mocimboa da Praia to…

Robert Postings

Citing increased demand, US Special Operations orders 7 additional MH-47G Chinooks from Boeing

US Special Operations Command awarded Boeing a $194 million contract modification for seven additional MH-47G Chinook helicopters citing increased demand

Staff Writer With AFP

Not all ‘child soldiers’ carry guns, but all need support

Current programs that help former child soldiers focus on helping combatants, but many boys and girls in armed groups do…

Anna Varfolomeeva

Questions SecDef nominee Shanahan should – but won’t – be asked

Gregory D. Foster proposes questions that would shed much-needed light on the thinking of Patrick Shanahan who is about to…

Opinion Editor

Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport, injuring dozens

A rocket fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels fell in the arrivals hall of Saudi Arabia's Abha airport, injuring more than…

Joanne Stocker

Syrian media claims shooting down of Israeli missiles near Golan Heights

Syrian air defense shot down a number of Israeli missiles targeting the south of the country near the Golan Heights,…

Staff Writer With AFP

India finds wreckage of missing IAF An-32 plane

Indian authorities spotted the wreckage of a missing An-32 with 13 air force personnel aboard after days of searching a…

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan conflict is Ethiopian peacemaker Abiy’s latest stop

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed met Sudanese protesters and the ruling military council after a deadly crackdown

Joseph Hammond