As US Ratchets Up Pressure, Philippines’ Duterte Backs Off ‘Separation’ | Officials accuse president of creating ‘climate of uncertainty’
Gunmen Kill at Least 61 Police Trainees in Pakistan Academy Attack
Gunmen Kill at Least 59 Police Trainees in Pakistan Academy Attack | Over 100 others wounded in attack
ISIS Launches Growing Counterattacks as Offensive Nears Mosul
ISIS Launches Growing Counterattacks as Offensive Nears Mosul | Group seems determined to divide attacking forces
EU Braces for Influx of ISIS Fighters After Mosul Offensive
EU Braces for Influx of ISIS Fighters After Mosul Offensive | Fall of Mosul could see ISIS recruits returning to Europe en masse
Obama Backs Away From Plans to Further Arm CIA-Backed Rebels in Syria
Obama Backs Away From Plans to Further Arm CIA-Backed Rebels in Syria | Officials: Time for a ‘ruthless’ look at program
Iraq PM: Thanks but No Thanks on Turkish Help in Mosul
Iraq PM: Thanks but No Thanks on Turkish Help in Mosul| Pentagon claims of ‘agreement in principle’ don’t pan out
US Warns Worst Is Yet to Come in Battle for Mosul
US Warns Worst Is Yet to Come in Battle for Mosul | Officials: Things going as planned, so far
Syrian Kurds Fire on Rebel-Held Jarabulus as Turkey Continues to Attack Them
Syrian Kurds Fire on Rebel-Held Jarabulus as Turkey Continues to Attack Them | Turkey’s involvement again brings US-backed rebels into direct conflict
Heavy Fighting as Russian Ceasefire in Aleppo Ends
Heavy Fighting as Russian Ceasefire in Aleppo Ends | Military, Nusra Front trade artillery fire along front lines
Russian and Syrian Airstrikes Pound Idlib, Killing 24
Russian and Syrian Airstrikes Pound Idlib, Killing 24 | Scores wounded, many seriously, in attacks


