Tunisia Feeling Pressure from Increased IS Presence
Earlier today, March 7, 2016, Islamic State (IS) followers attacked Tunisian soldiers and police officers in the town of Ben...
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Islamic State Defaults to Terror in Response to Setbacks
On Sunday, March 6, 2016, The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for a truck bombing on the town of Hilla,...
IS Attacks Funeral
Earlier today, February 29, 2016, the Islamic State (IS) attacked a funeral held for a relative of a Shiite militia...
While the Afghan Government Focuses on Peace Talks the Taliban Focus on Controlling Afghanistan
The Taliban have continued their campaign against the Afghan government after detonating a suicide bomb at a clinic north of...
U.S. Targets IS in Libya Despite Ongoing Unity Talks
A U.S. airstrike targeting a major Islamic State (IS) operative, Noureddine Chouchane, may have killed upwards of 40 IS trainees...
Ankara Bombing Sparks Turkey to Increase Attacks Against Kurds
On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, a car bomb detonated besides a convoy transporting Turkish military personnel killing 28 and injuring...
SAMs in the South China Sea Will Extend China’s Regional Control
In a recent move to step up control over the South China Sea, China has moved Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) on...
Massive Military Exercise May Point to a Saudi Intervention in Syria
This week the Saudi government is drawing from 20 nations to launch the largest ever military exercise in the region,...
Russia Continues Push to Remove U.S. Influence from Middle East
Reuters reports that Russia is ready to send civil airliners and continue to provide military aid to Iraq to fight...
U.S. Conditions IS Libya Fight on Unity Government
February 2, 2016, Secretary of State John Kerry met with officials from 23 nations in Rome to discuss combating IS....
Yemeni Civil War Provides Perfect Cover For AQAP Expansion
Reuters reports that Al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP) has reclaimed the Yemeni city of Azzan. AQAP reestablished control...
Taliban Continue War Against Afghan Government Amid Peace Talks
On Sunday, January 17, 2015, a suicide bomber struck the house of a prominent, local Afghan politician Obaiduallah Shinwari. The...
Pakistani Taliban Continue to Fight Back in Northeast
The Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has claimed responsibility for suicide bombing a security checkpoint along a...
Al Shabaab Continues Assault on AU Forces
Early Friday morning, January 15, 2015, the New York Times reported that Al Shabaab, an Al Qaeda affiliated group, forces...
Nkurunziza Returns to Burundi, Coup Leaders Arrested
Three army generals who helped lead the coup in Burundi have been arrested. Nkurunziza claims to have returned to Burundi...
Iran Threatens War While Escalating Maritime Belligerence
Five Iranian boats fired shots at a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, May 14, 2015. The ship,...