Joint France-Niger air and ground operation near Tongo Tongo kills 15 ‘terrorists’
French airstrikes followed by two days of ground operations in the Tongo Tongo area near the Mali border killed 15…
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels begin withdrawal from Hodeidah under UN agreement
Yemen's Houthi rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeidah, the country's key aid lifeline, under an agreement…
Boko Haram sacks two Nigeria military bases near Baga on Lake Chad
Boko Haram sacked a naval base and a Multinational Joint Task Force post near Baga in the Lake Chad area…
Burkina Faso police officers killed in ambush near Mali border
Ten police officers were killed and three wounded in an ambush in northwestern Burkina Faso while heading to the village…
Princely ties: The growing Chechnya-Gulf security relationship
Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s Middle East engagement appears set for substantial growth in special forces and counterterrorism training
Nigeria troops, police officer killed in Boko Haram attack near Damaturu
More than a dozen military and police personnel were killed near Damaturu in northeastern Nigeria in an attack blamed on…
Six Malaysians were involved in Basilan suicide bomb plot, expert says
Six Malaysians were involved in the ISIS-claimed suicide bombing in Basilan in southern Philippines that killed 10 people in July
Order signed to withdraw US troops from Syria
The order to withdraw US troops from Syria has been signed, the military said after President Donald Trump and his…
“What can we tell them?”: US general pressed for reassurance for SDF after Syria withdrawal decision
After Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, a CJTF-OIR commander sought direction on what to tell their SDF…
Afghanistan president replaces defense and interior ministers in surprise shake-up
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani replaced two of the country's top security chiefs with staunch anti-Taliban officials, Amrullah Saleh and Assadullah…