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Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’ after attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure

President Donald Trump said the US is "locked and loaded" to respond to attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure sent oil…

Staff Writer With AFP

Cameroon soldiers killed in ‘Boko Haram’ attack near Fotokol

Six Cameroon soldiers were killed in Soueram near Fotokol in the Lake Chad area near the border with Nigeria in…

Staff Writer With AFP

Syrian government labels SDF ‘separatist terrorist militias’ ahead of Ankara talks

In a rare shift of rhetoric, Syria's foreign ministry called the Syrian Democratic Forces "terrorists" ahead of a Russia-Iran-Turkey summit…

Jared Szuba

Nigerian soldiers, CJTF leader killed as ISWAP attacks Gubio, Gajigana, Gajiram and Magumeri

Islamic State fighters killed at least six soldiers and a civilian militia leader when they attacked 4 towns in Nigeria's…

Fergus Kelly

UAE soldiers killed in military vehicle collision in ‘operations field’

The UAE, a key member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, said six of its soldiers were…

Staff Writer With AFP

Ahead of ECOWAS counter-terror summit, JNIM targets ‘G5 Sahel’ forces in Mali

Dioungani ambush targeted 'G5 forces', al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims, ahead of west Africa summit on countering terrorism in the Sahel…

Fergus Kelly

Central African Republic arms embargo eased by UN

The UN Security Council unanimously approved the easing of an arms embargo on the Central African Republic for the first…

Fergus Kelly

UN report details possible ‘war crimes’ by many sides in Syrian war

The US rejected a UN report alleging complicity in possible "war crimes" in Syria's civil war, including during airstrikes and…

Staff Writer With AFP

Morocco cleared for $985 million TOW missile and F-16 bomb purchases

The US State Department approved the $985 million sale to Morocco of 2,400 anti-tank guided missiles and more than 6,000…

Staff Writer With AFP

Is the F-35 program a waste of money?

The F-35 is expensive but its benefits as a 5th Generation Fighter that could replace other costly platforms outweighs the…

David Daly