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Book Review: The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State

Review: The book “The ISIS Apocalypse” by Will McCants remains important for anticipating the future developments in the now global…

Opinion Editor

Egyptian military launches major counterterror operation in North Sinai

Egypt launched a large-scale military operation aimed at eliminating terrorist groups in the Nile Delta and North Sinai

Joanne Stocker

North Korea confirms dismissal of top military general

North Korea state media confirmed the sacking of the country's military chief Hwang Pyong So, after Southern reports said he…

Staff Writer With AFP

Tajikistan pardons more than 100 citizens who returned from Syria and Iraq

Tajikistan has pardoned more than 100 of its nationals following their return home from Syria and Iraq, where they had…

Staff Writer With AFP

US 2018 Nuclear Posture Review: It’s the Baltic states, stupid!

What the nuclear posture review fails to grasp is that when combined with a strong conventional presence, US reliance on…

Opinion Editor

Russia to order 12 fifth generation Su-57 stealth fighters to “test combat use”

Russia is to order 12 of the fifth generation Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter aircraft this year, and expects 14 Su-30SM…

Fergus Kelly

China dispatches Su-35s to patrol South China Sea

China deployed Su-35 advanced fighter jets to patrol the South China Sea, the People's Liberation Army Air Force said.

Joanne Stocker

Coalition and SDF thwart Syrian ‘pro-regime’ forces attack in Deir Ezzor

US-led Coalition forces and partnered Syrian Democratic Forces fended off what appears to be a coordinated attack on the SDF…

Joanne Stocker

Philippines says Bell helicopters purchased from Canada ‘not for attack’

The Philippine military denied it planned to use 16 Bell 412EPI helicopters bought from Canada as attack aircraft against local…

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Security Council to discuss Syria humanitarian truce

The United Nations Security Council will hold a closed-door meeting on Thursday to discuss an appeal from U.N. aid officials…

Staff Writer With AFP