US Drones Join Kenya, AU Attacks on Southern Somalia
US Drones Join Kenya, AU Attacks on Southern Somalia | Port town of Kismayo expected to fall to Kenyan troops
Are Drones Creating a 21st Century Arms Race?
The international market for deadly drone technology is heating up as more and more governments, from Israel to China, moving to get a piece of the new weapon of choice in the 21st century. States are eager for the stealthy, deadly, and relatively cheap unmanned aerial vehicles even as the legality of the weapon is [...]
Iraq to Continue Talks With US on Keeping Thousands of Troops
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will continue negotiating with the US on a deal to keep a contingent of troops in Iraq, despite President Barack Obama’s announcement on Friday that all troops would be withdrawn in December. Obama made the announcement after a deal to keep a few thousand US troops in Iraq beyond the [...]
Turkey Escalates Fight With PKK, Endangers Iraqi Civilians
Turkish troops have killed at least 49 Kurdish rebels in a valley near the Iraqi border, as hundreds of troops hunted down Kurdish fighters inside northern Iraq. Earlier in the week, the Turkish government dispatched around 10,000 troops to their border with Iraq to hunt the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels after clashes with Turkish soldiers. The Iraqi government [...]
Afghanistan Would Side With Pakistan in War With US
Afghanistan would side with Pakistan in case of military conflict between Pakistan and the United States, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an interview on Saturday. “God forbid, If ever there is a war between Pakistan and America, Afghanistan will side with Pakistan,” he said. ”If Pakistan is attacked and if the people of Pakistan needs [...]
NATO ‘Tentatively’ Planning to Stop Bombing Libya
NATO ‘Tentatively’ Planning to Stop Bombing Libya | Vote planned for some time next week
Violence Flares as UN Security Council Urges Yemen’s Saleh to Resign
Violence Flares as UN Security Council Urges Yemen’s Saleh to Resign | Major shelling, gunbattles reported in Aden
Senators Push for Major US Role in Post-Gadhafi Libya
Senators Push for Major US Role in Post-Gadhafi Libya | ‘We’ll get our money back,’ Sen. Graham bets
Panetta: Military to Negotiate New Iraq Role After Pullout
Panetta: Military to Negotiate New Iraq Role After Pullout | Suggests US may keep troops as part of ‘security cooperation’ deal
Netanyahu Offers ‘Partial’ Settlement Freeze for Talks
Netanyahu Offers ‘Partial’ Settlement Freeze for Talks | Freeze wound only apply to government construction
