US to deploy thousands of additional troops to Middle East
The United States is sending nearly 3,000 additional troops to the Middle East from the 82nd Airborne Division as a…
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U.S. troops cross into Iraq from Syria
United States troops have crossed into Iraq from Syria through the Sahela border crossing in the northern province…
Sending more forces to Saudi Arabia to counter Iran threat: US
The United States announced the deployment of additional American military forces to Saudi Arabia on Friday to…
United States sending troops to boost Saudi defenses after attack
U.S. President Donald Trump approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses…
Withdrawal of US forces in Syria likely to start in ‘weeks’: US general
United States is likely just weeks away from starting the withdrawal of ground troops from Syria ordered by…
France’s Macron says deeply regrets Trump decision on troops in Syria
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he deeply regretted U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to…
Trump likely to give U.S. troops authority to protect immigration agents
President Donald Trump is likely to give U.S. troops authority to protect immigration agents stationed along the…
Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem
Israeli troops shot dead dozens of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border on Monday when the high-profile…
Italy aims to send up to 470 troops to Niger rein people-smuggling
Italy aims to deploy up to 470 troops to Niger to help tackle people-smuggling, the military General Staff…
Moscow: U.S. arms may spur use of force by Kiev in eastern Ukraine
The U.S. decision to supply weapons to Ukraine is dangerous as it will encourage Kiev to use force in eastern…
Two Palestinian dead in ‘Day of Rage’ over Jerusalem descion
At least two people were killed in clashes with Israeli troops on Friday when thousands of Palestinians…
Iraq’s Kurds beef up, move back defence line around oil-rich Kirkuk
Kurdish authorities said on Friday they had sent thousands more troops to Kirkuk to confront "threats" of Iraqi…
Syrian army sends more troops across Euphrates, near U.S.-backed forces
Syrian troops crossed to the eastern side of the Euphrates in Deir al-Zor on Monday, state media and a monitoring…
Russia says Syria government seized most territory from ISIS
Russia's military said Tuesday that Syrian troops have liberated about 85 percent of the war-torn country's…
Philippines says five beheaded civilians among 17 found in rebel-held town
Five decapitated civilians were found in a Philippine city occupied by Islamist rebels on Wednesday, the military…
Philippines says bodies of beheaded civilians found in rebel-held town
The decapitated bodies of five civilians have been found in a Philippine city occupied by Islamist rebels, the…
Philippines says Islamist militants withdraw from school, no casualties
The Philippines military said Islamist militants who had holed up in a primary school in the south early on…
Philippines launches offensive in hope of recapturing Marawi by weekend festival
Philippine aircraft and troops launched a renewed push against Islamist militants in a southern city on Tuesday,…
Philippines says militants had planned much larger-scale attack
Philippines troops thwarted an original plan drawn up by the Islamist militants now holed up in Marawi City to…
Philippines air strike on rebel positions kills 10 government troops
An air strike during Philippine military operations to drive Islamist rebels out of a southern city has killed 10…
Philippines puts city on lockdown over fears of militant infiltration
The Philippine city of Iligan was overflowing with evacuees and on lockdown on Monday over fears Islamist…
Pakistan reopens Afghanistan border crossing after deadly clash
Pakistan reopened a major border crossing with Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, more than three weeks…
Philippines deploys helicopters in battle to retake city from Islamist rebels
Troops backed by attack helicopters battled dozens of militants linked to the Islamic State group holed up in a…
Syria’s army sends reinforcements toward border with Iraq: rebels
The Syrian army aided by Iranian-backed militias was moving troops to a desert region near its border with Iraq…
14 top dangerous takfiri elements killed in Sinai: Egypt army
Egypt’s army killed 14 Takfiris and arrested 21 others during the past two days in northern Sinai, as part of the…
Trump’s hopes for Syria safe zones may force decision on Bashar Assad
U.S. President Donald Trump's push to create safe zones in Syria could force him to make some risky decisions about…
Erdogan dismisses full Turkish troop withdrawal: Cyprus talks
Turkey's president says a full withdrawal of its forces from divided Cyprus is "out of the question" unless Greece…
US tanks arrive in Germany to help Nato defences
The largest shipment of US brigades since the fall of the Soviet Union is arriving in northern Germany. The first…
DR Congo anti-Kabila protests ‘leave more than 20 dead’
More than 20 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces in the Democratic Republic…
Water cuts and rising food prices leave Mosul facing crisis
Fighting between Iraqi troops and Islamic State militants has cut water supplies across a large part of Mosul,…
Gaza man shot dead in protest near border with Israel
Israeli troops shot and killed a 26-year-old Palestinian during a rock-throwing protest near the Gaza-Israel border…
Syrian army and allies push further in Aleppo
Syrian government troops and their allies advanced on Friday in a district of western Aleppo captured last month…
Iraq’s peshmerga storm Islamic State town as army battles in Mosul
Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces stormed an Islamic State-held town northeast of Mosul on Monday, clearing a pocket…
Mosul battle: Iraqi PM Abadi urges IS to surrender
The prime minister of Iraq has urged the Islamic State group to surrender as government troops close in on its last…
Iraqi forces resume offensive on eastern Mosul
raqi troops including elite counter terrorism forces resumed an offensive on the eastern front of Mosul on…
Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east
Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops,…
NATO seeks troops to deter Russia on eastern flank
NATO will press allies on Wednesday to contribute to its biggest military build-up on Russia's borders since the…
Turkey says its troops to stay in Iraq until Islamic State cleared from Mosul
A planned U.S.-backed operation to drive Islamic State from the Iraqi city of Mosul could cause "blood and fire" in…
Iraq warns Turkey of ‘regional war’ if doesn’t withdraw troops
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi warned Turkey that keeping troops in northern Iraq could lead to a…
Two Russian pilots killed in Syria helicopter downing near Palmyra
Two Russian pilots died near the Syrian city of Palmyra when their helicopter was shot down by Islamic State…