To avoid war with Iran, the president needs to haul out his Apprentice-era catchphrase. Thursday night, The New York Times reported, we narrowly avoided a first step toward what could become a regional war in the Middle East. President Trump’s go-ahead—reportedly quickly revoked—for airstrikes targeting radar stations and missile facilities would almost …
Eight years after the fall of its former ruler, Muammar Gaddafi, Libya remains plagued by instability. Last month the self-styled Libyan National Army led by strongman General Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive on the capital, Tripoli. BBC Arabic’s Feras Killani has spent time embedded with fighters allied to the country’s …
In this March 17, 2018 photo, Kachin Independence Army fighters walk in a jungle path from Mu Du front line to Hpalap outpost in an area controlled by the Kachin rebels in northern Kachin state, Myanmar. LAIZA, Myanmar (AP) — On the front lines, the army is pounding rebels with …
‘We are now approaching a point where “Star Wars” is not just a movie,’ one government adviser warns. War is coming to outer space, and the Pentagon warns it is not yet ready, following years of under investing while the military focused on a host of threats on Earth. …
MY LAI, Vietnam (AP) — The shudder of artillery fire woke the boy at 5:30 a.m. Three American soldiers appeared at his family’s home a couple of hours later and forced the mother and five children into their bomb shelter, a structure almost every rural home had during the Vietnam …
“Now the improvised explosive devices will find our warfighters.” As regular people purchase more drones, the small, unmanned aerial systems keep dropping in price and growing in capability. Once expensive, underpowered, remotely piloted toys with blink-of-an-eye battery life, consumer drones can now operate far more independently and for longer periods …
A new paper questions the growing body of evidence that weather fluctuations can prompt wars, but researchers have doubts about its value. It’s one of the most important questions of the 21st century: Will climate change provide the extra spark that pushes two otherwise peaceful nations into war?In the past …
Mercenaries said to be taken to Russian military hospitals Russia denies link to fighters who struck U.S.-backed forces Even as the Kremlin denies any official link to them, scores of Russian mercenaries wounded in U.S. strikes in Syria are being treated at Defense Ministry hospitals. The wounded were brought to …
KABUL (Reuters) – More than 10,000 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in violence last year, the United Nations said on Thursday, with militant bombings the main cause while air strikes by U.S. and government forces inflicted a rising toll. FILE PHOTO: View of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) …
