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Aug- 2020 -31 AugustCommentary
Is $138 Million for the CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Justified?
As the US looks to maintain global military power, there needs to be a greater concentration of resources on emerging threats. Programs like the CH-53K seem too expensive for the fight that is to come.
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31 AugustMiddle East
Hezbollah Says Will Kill an Israeli Soldier for Each Combattant Slain
Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah Sunday threatened to kill an Israeli soldier for every one of its fighters slain by its archfoe Israel.
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31 AugustAsia Pacific
India Accuses China of New ‘Provocative’ Border Action
The Indian military on Monday accused China of carrying out "provocative" movements on their contested Himalayan border near where 20 Indian troops were killed in a battle in June.
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31 AugustAfrica
Egypt Army Says Killed Over 70 Jihadists in North Sinai
Egypt's army announced Sunday that more than 70 alleged jihadists have been killed in recent military operations in North Sinai, the location of an insurrection affiliated to the Islamic State group.
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28 AugustTerrorism
Mutating Terror Threat Still Looms Over Europe
The terrorist threat against Europe has mutated in the last half-decade as jihadist groups have seen their Middle East sanctuaries eroded, but analysts say the West must remain braced for more attacks.
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28 AugustCommentary
Why the Taliban Shouldn’t Sabotage the Chance for Peace and Reconciliation
The international community has extended an olive branch to the Taliban which should not be misunderstood as a sign of weakness or defeat.
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28 AugustAmericas
US Warship Sails Near Disputed Islands in Tense South China Sea
An American warship sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the US Navy has said, challenging Beijing's claims on the resource-rich waterway and prompting a warning from the Chinese military.
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28 AugustAfrica
Four Mali Troops Killed in Attack Blamed on Jihadists
Four troops were killed and 12 were wounded on Thursday in an ambush in central Mali, the army said, blaming the attack on jihadists who launched an insurgency eight years ago.
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28 AugustAfrica
ISWAP Fighters Kill 14 in Nigeria-Cameroon Border Over ‘Blockade’
ISWAP jihadists have killed 14 people on a Cameroonian island on Lake Chad near the border with Nigeria after their town decided to block food supplies to the insurgents, security sources said.
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27 AugustAfrica
DR Congo Militia Kills 24 in Troubled Beni Region
At least 24 civilians were killed over two days by a notorious militia in the Beni region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the army is battling armed groups, a local source said.
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