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Turkey shells ‘YPG positions’ in northern Syria, killing one HXP member

Turkey's armed forces fired artillery shells into northern Syria, with state media saying the shelling targeted positions held by the…

Fergus Kelly

Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Gashigar near Niger border

Boko Haram attacked a military base in Gashigar in Nigeria's remote northeast region, killing one soldier and injuring four, defense…

Fergus Kelly

Mali: Two UN peacekeepers killed, at least 9 injured in attacks in Ber and Konna

Two Burkinabe UN peacekeepers were killed and at least nine others from Burkina Faso and Togo were injured in two…

Fergus Kelly

Afghanistan: Police and civilians killed in Taliban suicide attack in Wardak

A suicide car bomb attack on a bus carrying police officers and workers in central Afghanistan killed at least five…

Staff Writer With AFP

UN investigates origin of arms seized off Yemen coast by US Navy in August

United Nations experts are working to establish the origin of 2,521 AK-type assault rifles seized off of Yemen's coast by…

Fergus Kelly

US successfully conducts ballistic missile interception test, MDA says

The US successfully conducted an interception of a medium-range ballistic missile target with a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile during…

Fergus Kelly

Pakistan releases Taliban leader Baradar after US peace talks with militants in Qatar

Top Taliban commander Abdul Ghani Baradar held in Pakistan for eight years has been freed in an apparent move to…

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines military photos show children among ISIS foreign fighters killed in Marawi

Images of foreign fighters killed in Marawi provided by the Philippine military appear to show at least two children among…

Zam Yusa

Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket fire evades Iron Dome

Israeli warplanes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the territory into southern Israel,…

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan investigates reports of civilians killed in operation against ISIS in Nangarhar

Afghan officials launched an investigation into claims at least 14 civilians were killed in a military ground operation targeting Islamic…

Staff Writer With AFP