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4 November

A 2018 file photo shows fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) manning a roadblock in the Qandil Mountains, the groups's main rear-base in northern Iraq

Kurdish Militants Kill Iraqi Kurdish Soldier: Sources

Kurdish militants opposed to Turkey killed a member of the Kurdish peshmerga units in northern Iraq on Wednesday, officials said, in a new escalation between the rival forces.

4 November

Commentary

Hezbollah fighters take part in a military parade marking the group's Martyrs' Day in the southern town of Ghazieh, south of the port city of Sidon, 12 November 2019

Yaacov Ayish

International Community Must Constrain Hezbollah to Protect Israel and Civilians

As anger against Lebanon’s rulers continues building, Hezbollah’s abuses – like its use of human shields – should be forcefully and continually exposed.

4 November

Africa

Malian army on patrol in the central Malian village of Djenne on February 28 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Gunmen Kill 8 in Central Mali Attack

Gunmen have killed eight people in central Mali, a local official and security ministry staffer said Wednesday, in the latest violence to hit the war-torn Sahel state.

4 November

Middle East

An Israeli soldier fires rubber bullets at Palestinian protesters during a weekly demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank, on February 1, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Soldiers Shoot Dead Palestinian Who Fired on Troops: Army

A Palestinian who shot at Israeli troops near Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday was killed when soldiers returned fire, Israel's army said.

4 November

Africa

A member of Tigray police is pictured at a checkpoint in the outskirts of Mekele on the day of Tigray's regional elections, on September 9, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Ethiopia PM Orders Riposte After ‘Attack’ on Army Camp in Restive Tigray

Ethiopia declared a state of emergency in Tigray after PM Ahmed ordered a military response to a deadly attack by the ruling party of the restive region on a camp housing federal troops.

3 November

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Soldiers from 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West, developed a course of instruction to counter the threat of commercial, off-the-shelf unmanned aerial surveillance vehicles at McGregor Range Complex, N.M., June 28, 2019

Staff Writer

DoD Discusses Strategies, Lays Out Plans to Counter Drone Threats

The US Department of Defense discussed an integrated approach to dealing with the hazard of the skies increasingly getting congested with easily-operated, relatively cheap, and widely available drones.

3 November

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Taliban fighters holding weapons stand in a queue

Inder Singh Bisht

Deadly Afghanistan Attack Points Towards Drone-Use by Taliban

An unspecified explosion carried out by the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province that left four security officers dead points at the insurgents using drones.

3 November

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Second Aid Worker Shot Dead in South Sudan in a Week

The United Nations said Tuesday that a second aid worker had been murdered in South Sudan this week in a vast and isolated region scarred by armed violence and lawlessness.

3 November

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

India Hosts Key Naval Exercise with Eye on China

India, Australia, Japan, and the United States started a strategic navy drill Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, with all four countries keeping a wary eye on China's growing military power.

3 November

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion