TheYemenianti-terrortroopskilledtwoleadingmembersoftheYemen-basedal-QaidabranchinthesouthernprovinceofAbyanonWednesday,asecurityofficialsaid.Thetwowerekilledina
AnunknownarmedgroupkidnappedthemayorofAziziyacity,some30kmsouthoftheLibyancapitalTripoli."AnarmedgroupkidnappedthemayorofAziziyamunicipality,Jamalal-Taif,infron
Bahrainhasdiscovereditsbiggestoilfieldinmorethan80years.The“highlysignificant”oilanddeepgasresourceisthoughttodwarftheGulfkingdom’scurrentreserves,accordingtoan
IslamistinsurgentsbattledforhoursonSundaywithAfricanUniontroopsafterexplodingacarbomboutsidetheirbase,Somalipolice,militaryandthemilitantssaid.AlShabaabmilitant
ThelargestconvoyyetofrebelfightersandciviliansevacuatedfromEasternGhoutaarrivedTuesdayinnorthwesternSyria,furtheremptyingtheonetimeoppositionbastion.Aconvoytran
AnewgroupofSyrianrebelsandcivilianspreparedtoleaveEasternGhoutaonMondayafterthelargestexodusyetfromtheoppositionenclave,astalksstalledoverthefinalpocketofresist
WeepingSyriansboardedbusestoleavearavagedpocketofEasternGhoutaonSunday,inanewwaveofevacuationstoclearanotherpartoftheformerrebelbastion.FiveweekssincetheSyrianr
ASyrianrebelgroupinonebesiegedeasternGhoutapocketsaidonFridayitwouldtrytonegotiateanendtoanarmyassaultthere,whileinsurgentsinanothernearbyenclavewithdrew.Ending
Atleastfiveal-QaidasuspectswerekilledinanovernightU.S.dronestrikeonahouseinYemen'scentralprovinceofMarib,aprovincialsecurityofficialtoldXinhuaonFriday.TheU.S.st
AmortarattackintheSomalicapitalMogadishu,claimedbyIslamistgroupalShabaab,killedthreeciviliansandinjuredtwoothersonThursday,theAfricanUnionpeacekeepingforceAMISO
Fightingcontinuedintherebel-heldEasternGhoutaareainSyriaduringthefirstdailyfive-hour"pause"orderedbythegovernment'sallyRussia.Activistssaidthereweregovernmentai
ThemajorachievementforSyriain2017wasperhapsthedefeatoftheIslamicState(IS),adevelopmentthatnourisheshopesandpavesthewayforapossiblepoliticalsolutiontothenearlyse
TheUN-sponsoredSyrianpeacetalksinGenevahavebeenunderwaysinceNovember28andalthoughtherehavebeenindicationsthatthisroundmaygivebirthtonewachievementsforthesuccess
AU.S.dronekilledfiveoperativesoftheYemen-basedal-QaidaoffshootinanovernightstrikeastheyweretravelingthroughamountainousroadinthesoutheasternprovinceofShabwa,alo
TheSyrianarmyanditsallieshavetakenfullcontrolofDeiral-Zor–thelargestandmostimportantcityineasternSyria–fromISIL,theSyrianObservatoryforHumanRightssaidonThursday
A"hellish"gunbattleistakingplaceatahotelintheSomalicapitalMogadishuaftermilitantsrammedacarbombintothegatesandstormedthebuilding.Asecondcarbombtargetedtheformer
TheSyriangovernmentforcesareadvancinginthecountrysideofDeiral-ZourprovinceineasternSyriainfightingtheIslamicState(IS)inal-Bukamal,thelastmajorISstrongholdnearth