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Boko Haram factions attack Sajeri and Auno as Buhari acknowledges setbacks

At least three people were killed in two attacks by both factions of Boko Haram as Nigeria's president acknowledged setbacks…

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria: Russia military police begin patrols around Manbij

Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, moving into an area once held by US-backed…

Staff Writer With AFP

Armed men kill 8 civilians in eastern DR Congo’s Beni region

At least eight civilians including relatives of soldiers were killed in an overnight incursion by armed men in the volatile…

Staff Writer With AFP

Central African Republic: More than 12,000 displaced to ‘roads and forests’ after Bakouma violence

The majority of the population of Bakouma – more than 12,000 people – have been displaced by FPRC violence in…

Fergus Kelly

US carried out 36 airstrikes in Yemen last year

The US targeted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Islamic State in Yemen with 36 airstrikes, CENTCOM said

Andrew Kennedy

Sweden starts terrorism trial of 6 men accused of financing ISIS, plotting attack

Six Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals went on trial in Sweden accused of financing ISIS, three of them also charged with…

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel carries out airstrikes in Gaza after rocket intercepted

The Israeli army said it had carried out further air raids against Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip in response…

Staff Writer With AFP

US wants guarantees that Turkey will not ‘endanger’ Syria partner forces after troop withdrawal

National Security Advisor John Bolton said US troop withdrawal from Syria depends on conditions being met, including that Turkey should…

Fergus Kelly

British special forces soldiers injured in ISIS attack in Syria

At least two British special forces soldiers were injured in an Islamic State attack in al-Shafah in eastern Syria's Deir…

Fergus Kelly

Deal with Syria regime ‘inevitable,’ senior SDF official Redur Xelil says

A deal between the Syrian government and the de facto autonomous administration in northern Syria is "inevitable," senior Kurdish military…

Staff Writer With AFP