US Abandons Hope of Taliban Peace Deal | ‘It will be a constant battle, and it will be for years’
As Syrian Civil War Escalates, Rebels Remain Deeply Divided
As Syrian Civil War Escalates, Rebels Remain Deeply Divided | Getting rebels to talk to each other a task in itself
US Claims Link Between Benghazi Attack and Mali ‘Powder Keg’
US Claims Link Between Benghazi Attack and Mali ‘Powder Keg’ | Sees result of last year’s intervention as excuse for more interventions
US Withdraws All Personnel From Benghazi
US Withdraws All Personnel From Benghazi | No US government employees remain in city
US Initially Refuses to Admit Newest ‘Insider Attack’ in Afghanistan
An insider attack has killed two Americans in Afghanistan a mere two days after the US resumed operations with Afghan security forces that were suspended in response to such attacks. US and NATO officials initially refused to label the incident an "insider attack," in...
US Drone Strike Kills Three in North Waziristan
US Drone Strike Kills Three in North Waziristan | Missiles targeted vehicle in Mir Ali
Iraq’s Monthly Death Toll Bloodiest in Two Years
The death toll from militant attacks across Iraq doubled in September to 365, the highest monthly toll in more than two years, Reuters reports. Americans can still hear Republicans in Washington crow about how the surge in Iraq worked, without noting the now obvious...
Pakistani Taliban Offers to Provide Security for Tribal Region Peace March
Pakistani Taliban Offers to Provide Security for Tribal Region Peace March | TTP leader Hakimullah reverses previous calls for Imran Khan’s assassination
PA in Talks With Arab States on UN ‘Non-Member State’ Bid
PA in Talks With Arab States on UN ‘Non-Member State’ Bid | Israel says UN recognition would harm statehood
NATO Withdrawal From Afghanistan ‘Could Accelerate’ Amid Blatant Failures
Some US and allied forces in Afghanistan could possibly withdraw sooner than the expected date of the end of 2014, according to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. "From now until the end of 2014 we will see announcements of redeployments, withdrawals or...