US Raid in Yemen Tried, and Failed, to Target al-Qaeda Leader
| Unclear if key recruited was even at site
Trump Risks Blundering Deeper Into Yemen War
Trump Risks Blundering Deeper Into Yemen War | Ground raid, destroyer deployment point to Yemen as an early focus
Afghanistan Seeks More US Air Support
Afghanistan Seeks More US Air Support | Officials say they need time to develop their own air support
Syria Govt, Hama Rebels Hold Major Prisoner Swap
Syria Govt, Hama Rebels Hold Major Prisoner Swap | 112 prisoners traded, many of them civilians
German Intelligence: Putin Not Trying to Undermine Merkel’s Reelection
German Intelligence: Putin Not Trying to Undermine Merkel’s Reelection | Search for evidence of election tampering comes up empty
Airstrikes Pound Nusra Front Headquarters, at Least 37 Killed
Airstrikes Pound Nusra Front Headquarters, at Least 37 Killed | Observatory: Strikes likely either Russia or US
21 Killed in Suicide Bombing Outside Afghan Supreme Court
21 Killed in Suicide Bombing Outside Afghan Supreme Court | Bomber detonated at checkpoint at court’s gate
Iran: Recent Missile Test Not a ‘Message’ to Trump
Iran: Recent Missile Test Not a ‘Message’ to Trump | Officials say no need to ‘test’ Trump’s reaction
Elliott Abrams Under Consideration for Deputy Secretary of State
Elliott Abrams Under Consideration for Deputy Secretary of State | Notorious neocon’s decades of scandal presented as ‘experience’
Over 900 Children Killed in Afghanistan in 2016
Over 900 Children Killed in Afghanistan in 2016 | Record child deaths fueled by airstrikes