Afghan forces are supposed to be transitioning away from US and NATO assistance in the war zone, but its not exactly seamless. Weapons as well as hands-on assistance is slowly being subtracted from Afghan forces’ operations. But some Afghans are resenting the transition, calling it an abandonment. This only reveals the environment of unpreparedness, dependence, [...]
A US soldier was killed in northern Iraq on Thursday, the first American service member to die in an attack since the Obama administration announced a withdrawal plan to be competed by December. “A US service member was killed Thursday while conducting operations in northern Iraq,” the military said in a statement, although no further [...]
The Israeli navy has boarded the two Gaza-bound aid ships carrying activists and humanitarian supplies, foiling the latest attempt to bring much needed assistance to the people of Gaza. The aid ships ignored demands by Israel to reroute away from Gaza to an Israeli port and when the vessels were between 40 and 60 miles off [...]
Iraqi Kurdistan Improves Ties With Iran
Citing International Oil Markets, US Backs Off Threatened Iran Sanctions
Arab League to Syria: Implement Plan in 15 Days | Activists skeptical as violence continues
For Pentagon, $1 Trillion Buys a Lot of Overspending
Afghan ‘Reintegration’ Scheme a Farce
US Staff Sgt. Anthony Warigi was a veteran of the Afghan war on leave in his native Kenya when a “shady” altercation at a bar reportedly ended in a deadly gunfight. Mysteriously, Army casualty notification officers notified Warigi’s family in Kenya a day after the attack Army officials were at the hospital immediately after the attack [...]
Libya’s NTC Still Trying to Stop Weapons Smuggling | Depots still not secure, weapons still pour out of nation
