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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

Indonesia says it won’t repatriate nearly 700 ISIS fighters from Syria

Indonesia has said it will not bring home nearly 700 hundred nationals who joined ISIS over security fears, but added…

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan to hand over ex-president Bashir to ICC over Darfur war crimes allegations

Sudan has agreed to hand ousted president Omar al-Bashir and others to the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes…

Staff Writer With AFP

Suicide attack targets top Afghanistan military academy in Kabul

A suicide attack targeting a military academy in the Afghan capital killed at least five people, the first major assault…

Staff Writer With AFP

US Army wants $111 million for new NGSW rifle platform to boost firepower, range

The US Army is requesting $112 million to replace the M4A1 Carbine, M16 and M249 SAW with Next Generation Squad…

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali deploys forces to former rebel bastion Kidal, as Keita seeks ‘dialogue’ with insurgents

Malian troops began deploying to Kidal as President Keita said he sent an envoy to discuss talks with insurgents

Staff Writer With AFP

Family says teenage girl killed in US airstrike that targeted Al Shabaab in Somalia

US Africa Command said no civilians were killed in a Febrary 2nd strike, but relatives say one young woman was…

Jared Szuba

US approves $1.9 billion sale to India of Integrated Air Defense Weapon System

The US Department of State approved a possible sale to India of a medium-range Integrated Air Defense Weapon System (IADWS)…

Staff Writer With AFP