al-qaeda
Trump wants US military in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’: CBS interview
Middle East
February 4, 2019
Trump wants US military in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’: CBS interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said it was important to keep a US military presence in Iraq so…
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops
Middle East
February 1, 2019
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a rebuke of President Donald Trump, the Republican-led US Senate advanced largely symbolic legislation on Thursday…
Kenya bomber’s journey offers cautionary tale of intel. failures
World
January 31, 2019
Kenya bomber’s journey offers cautionary tale of intel. failures
NAIROBI/MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – The bomber who blew himself up outside a Nairobi hotel last week, launching an attack that…
Afghan defense forces decline as peace talks continue: SIGAR
Middle East
January 31, 2019
Afghan defense forces decline as peace talks continue: SIGAR
KABUL (Reuters) – The strength of the embattled Afghan defense forces has declined to its lowest level in four years,…
Roadblocks cast shadows over path to peace in Afghanistan
Middle East
January 30, 2019
Roadblocks cast shadows over path to peace in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – US diplomats and the Afghan Taliban have seen cause for hope in talks to end the United…
Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce
Middle East
January 30, 2019
Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce
BEIRUT (AP) — It only took a few days for al-Qaeda-linked militants to seize more than two dozen towns and…
Khalilzad briefs Afghan officials on talks with Taliban
Middle East
January 28, 2019
Khalilzad briefs Afghan officials on talks with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The US peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, has shared details of his latest round of…
Indonesia reviews early release for Bali bombing-linked cleric
World
January 22, 2019
Indonesia reviews early release for Bali bombing-linked cleric
Plans to free a radical cleric linked to the deadly Bali bombings are under review, Indonesia has said, after the…
Kenya repels another suspected al-Shabaab attack: police
World
January 21, 2019
Kenya repels another suspected al-Shabaab attack: police
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police have thwarted an attack by suspected Somali militants al-Shabaab on a Chinese-owned construction company in…
Ceasefire deal sees jihadists take over Idlib: reports
Middle East
January 10, 2019
Ceasefire deal sees jihadists take over Idlib: reports
The main jihadist alliance in Syria’s Idlib region reached a deal on Thursday, ending days of deadly fighting with rival…