Islamic State fighters Escape Raqqa and Airstrikes Hit “De-Escalation Zone”
Hundreds of Islamic State fighters escaped Raqqa through a deal made with U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) according to a...
Alexandra Johnson
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U.S. Airstrikes Against Al-Shabaab and the Islamic State in Somalia
From November 11th to November 12th the United States carried out three air strikes Somalia against al-Shabaab and Islamic State...
Iran Seeks to Stir Regional Conflict with Saudis in Yemen and Lebanon
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on November 9th advised its citizens to not travel to Lebanon as well as asked those...
Anti-Terror Raids in France
French and Swiss police anti-terror raids in the greater Paris region of Île-de-France and the Provence Alpes-Côtes-d'Azur region of the...
Dozens of Ministers and Princes detained in Saudi Arabia
A new anti-corruption committee headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia on October 4th sent a royal...
Israeli Defense Forces Destroy a Terror Tunnel Along the Gaza Strip
The Israeli Defense Forces killed at least eight and wounded at least 12 Palestinians, while destroying a terror tunnel in...
Suicide Bomber in Kabul Kills 5, Near the U.S. Embassy
A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed five people and wounded at least 20 others, near the U.S. embassy in Kabul...
Kurdish President Barzani Steps Down from Power
Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani is resigning as president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, effective November 1st,after the September 25th...
Afghan Military Trainees Have Gone AWOL in the U.S.
A report from the Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) revealed that 152 out of 320 foreign military trainees that...
SDF Captures al-Omar Oil Field from the Islamic State
The U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with air support from the U.S.-led coalition captured the al-Omar oil field from...
Is the Hasm Movement the Future of Terror in Egypt?
On October 20th, as many as 50 Egyptian police officers were killed in an attack while conducting operations on a...
Kidnapping in the Oil-Rich Delta Region of Nigeria
In Nigeria on October 13th four British missionaries were kidnapped by an unidentified gunman in the southern Delta region. The...
The Regional and International Responses to the Seizure of Kirkuk
A variety of regional and international actors are weighing in on the October 16th seizure of oil-rich Kirkuk province by...
Raqqa is Liberated from the Islamic State
The U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they have defeated the Islamic State in Raqqa, the de facto Islamic...
The Iraqi Government Seize Kirkuk and Deter KRG Independence
The Iraqi army has taken the city of Kirkuk, following an October 16th advance on Kurdish military positions. According to...
U.S. Conducts Military Exercises, Increasing Pressure on China
As tensions between the United States and North Korea continue to run high, the United States seek Chinese action on...