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9 February

Policemen stand guard at the site of a bomb blast in Kabul on February 2, 2021.

Four Afghan Ministry Staff Killed in Rush-Hour Ambush

Militants shot dead four government employees in central Kabul Tuesday in the latest rush-hour violence to rock the Afghan capital.

8 February

Middle East

Syrian government forces deploy near the Damascus-Aleppo highway in the southern part of Syria's northern Aleppo province on February 10, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Ambush Kills 26 Pro-Regime Fighters in Syria: Monitor

The Islamic State group Monday ambushed a regime convoy in eastern Syria, killing at least 26 fighters, including seven Syrian troops, a war monitor said.

8 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo Militia Kills at Least 12 in New Attack

Fighters believed to belong to the ADF militia have killed at least 12 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, local sources said Sunday.

5 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria Troops Overrun ISWAP Jihadist Camps in Northeast

Nigerian troops backed by jets have taken control of several camps of IS-linked jihadists, with two senior commanders escaping after several other ranking militants were killed.

5 February

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Al-Qaeda’s Yemen Leader Khalid Batarfi Under Arrest: UN Report

The leader of Al-Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate has been under arrest for several months, according to a United Nations report, in what will be seen as a huge breakthrough in the fight against the global jihadist threat.

4 February

Asia Pacific

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) is conducting routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific. McCain is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Staff Writer With AFP

First US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait Since Biden Inauguration

A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the American navy said, in the first such voyage since the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

4 February

Americas

A US flag is pictured on a soldier's uniform during an artillery live fire event by the US Army Europe's 41st Field Artillery Brigade at the military training area in Grafenwoehr, southern Germany, on March 4, 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

Pentagon Chief Opens Discussion About Extremism in the Ranks

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin launched a discussion about extremism in the US military, as the Pentagon reels from the revelation that several troops and veterans participated in the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

3 February

Middle East

An IS billboard in the central Syrian town of Al-Sukhnah

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Attack Kills 19 in Central Syria: Monitor

Islamic State group jihadists killed 19 Syrian regime personnel and allied militia fighters in the central province of Hama on Wednesday, a Britain-based war monitor said.

3 February

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghan Judge Shot Dead in Jalalabad Ambush

An Afghan judge was shot dead in an ambush in the eastern city of Jalalabad Wednesday, police said, the third court official killed in less than a month.

2 February

Technology