Report: ISIS to release statement ‘soon’ about Japanese hostages
When asked whether ISIS has been in negotiations with the Japanese government, the spokesman said he wouldn’t comment, NHK reported. ISIS has threatened to kill the two men — Kenji…
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Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra faces criminal charge
The announcement by the Attorney General’s office came as Yingluck, who was ousted in May last year shortly before the military swept to power in a coup, faces an impeachment…
U.S., Iraq Preparing For Assault To Recapture Mosul: WSJ
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The United States and Iraq have started preparing for an offensive by summer to recapture the Iraqi city of Mosul, which was taken by Islamic…
Recalling Romania's Revolution
Photo: Poh Si Teng and Ben Laffin; Video: Poh Si Teng and Ben Laffin Credit Luis Mallo Credit Robert Frank Credit Paccarik Orue – Syrian men carry the wounded after…
Ukrainian Forces Battle Russian-Backed Rebels in East
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Shelling from both Ukrainian military and rebel separatist positions continued Wednesday over a remote border checkpoint northwest of Luhansk that Ukraine said was seized Monday by Russian…
Obama Emphasizes U.S. Security Reliance On Shaky Foreign Partners
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used his first State of the Union address after once again ramping up U.S. military involvement in the Middle East to describe his foreign policy…
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Claims Baga Massacre And Threatens More Violence In New Video
ABUJA, Jan 20 (Reuters) – A man purporting to be Islamist Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau on Tuesday claimed an attack on the northeastern town of Baga in which scores…
Russian forces, equipment enter Ukraine, PM says
Russian military forces and equipment have entered Ukraine, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says, according to a report from Ukraine’s state-run media on Monday. “I have just spoken with the national…
The Real ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle’s Complicated Life Balancing Family And Military
With six Academy Award nominations, “American Sniper” is earning praise for its realistic portrayal of the Iraq War’s urban battles, and the conversations that military families have at home. Read…
Boko Haram strikes in Cameroon as foreign troops arrive from Chad
The attacks happened in the villages of Mabass and Makxy in the Mayo-Tsanaga Division of the Far North Region of Cameroon on Sunday morning, Saiid Abdulkarim, a journalist for the…
Sen. Angus King: ‘The real weapons of mass destruction today are unemployed 22-year-olds’
King, a member of the Senate’s intelligence and armed services committee, echoed intelligence assessments that “lone wolf” terrorists are the “toughest” threat to counter, but disagreed with his Republican colleagues,…
After ISIS Twitter threat, military families rethink online lives
As the spouse of a Special Forces soldier, she’s always tried to be conscious of how much she advertises that she and her three young children are a military family….
The anatomy of ISIS: How the ‘Islamic State’ is run, from oil to beheadings
Your newly-declared “Islamic State” is the size of Pennsylvania, so how do you govern it? You compartmentalize. New data from the Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium (TRAC) has revealed that…
CENTCOM Twitter account hacked, suspended
A series of unusual tweets were published with apparent warnings from ISIS, as well as links, images and Pentagon documents that reveal contact information for members of the military. –…