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28 July

Police Departments Benefit From Police Militarization Program, but at What Cost to Communities?

Local sheriffs claim they need military vehicles and firearms to protect communities, but experts caution against police militarization.

28 July

Middle East

Armoured vehicles and 155 mm self-propelled howitzers deployed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon on July 27, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Repelled Attempted Hezbollah Attack

Israel said it had repelled an attempt by Hezbollah fighters to penetrate its northern border on Monday, but the Lebanese group denied any involvement in the incident.

27 July

Africa

Sudanese soldiers seen in a convoy escorting Bashir back to prison after his appearance in court in Khartoum in August, 2019.

Staff Writer With AFP

Fresh Killings in Darfur as Sudan Prepares to Send Troops

UN officials reported a fresh massacre of more than 60 people in Sudan's West Darfur, as the country's prime minister promised fresh troops for the conflict-stricken region.

26 July

Air

Staff Writer

Trump Allows Defense Firms To Sell More Armed Drones to Foreign Armies

The change ordered by Trump will reclassify armed drones from a technology whose export is severely restricted to a category that can be considered on a case-by-case basis.

24 July

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Peacekeeping Mission in C. Africa Kills 3 Rebel Fighters

Three militia fighters were killed in western Central African Republic last week in clashes with peacekeepers, the UN mission in the country has said.

23 July

Middle East

US soldiers stand at the Qayyarah Air Base, where US-led troops in 2017 helped Iraqis plan out the fight against the Islamic State in nearby Mosul

Staff Writer With AFP

US General Sees Iraq Troop Drawdown as IS Threat Dims

A feared resurgence of the Islamic State has not so far materialized in Iraq, paving the way for a further coalition troop drawdown, a US commander said Wednesday.

22 July

Africa

Egyptian officers drive on a route leading to El-Arish, the capital of North Sinai province, Egypt, on July 26, 2018.

Staff Writer With AFP

Egypt Kills 18 Islamist Militants in Sinai Operation: Army

Egypt's military said it killed 18 suspected Islamist militants in aerial and ground operations in the restive North Sinai region on Tuesday.

21 July

Terrorism

Islamic State supporters hold up the caliphate's flag

Staff Writer With AFP

Mawla the ‘Destroyer,’ Brutal New Head of IS Group

The Islamic State group's new head, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi or Mawla, has a reputation for brutality but otherwise remains largely an enigma.

20 July

Africa