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Palestinians torch tires to block Israeli snipers on the Gaza border

Palestinians protested along the army buffer zone in Gaza for the second week, as the number of people killed by…

Joanne Stocker

Two UN peacekeepers killed, 10 wounded in Mali mortar attack

Two U.N. peacekeepers were killed and 10 others wounded during an attack on their camp in northeastern Mali, the U.N.'s…

Staff Writer With AFP

US approves $7.2 billion military aircraft sales to NATO allies Germany, Slovakia, Spain and the UK

The U.S. State Department approved sales of F-16 fighter jets and weapons to Slovakia, CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Spain, MQ-4C Triton…

Fergus Kelly

US Syria mission ‘has not changed,’ Pentagon says

The U.S. military's Syria mission has not changed and troops will remain for now, the Pentagon said, days after President…

Fergus Kelly

The US military’s Sahel exercise is fixing its gaze on ISIS and Boko Haram

The 2018 iteration of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa’s exercise Flintlock will focus on real-world threats to the Sahel from…

Joanne Stocker

US Navy pauses air operations in Djibouti and cancels exercises after pair of aviation incidents

The US Navy halted air operations in Djibouti and canceled the remainder of a joint exercise following two aviation crashes this…

Joanne Stocker

Taliban vows ‘serious revenge’ over Afghan airstrike that reportedly killed civilians

The Taliban has vowed to "take serious revenge" after an Afghan airstrike in an area controlled by the militant group…

Staff Writer With AFP

Dozens of militants killed in joint operation in Mali, French military says

Thirty militants were killed in a clash with French and Malian troops in Akabar near Mali's border with Niger, the…

Staff Writer With AFP

Saudi-led alliance turns focus on north Yemen rebel zone

The battle for the Yemeni province of Saada is heating up, military leaders said, as a Saudi-led alliance turns its…

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump decides to keep US troops in Syria for now, signaling Pentagon win

President Donald Trump has decided to keep US troops in Syria, the White House announced, an apparent win for military…

Joanne Stocker