Jan 05 Extremists attack Kenya military base, 3 Americans killed By Abdi Guled, Tom Odula, Cara Anna, Associated Press Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several U.S. aircraft and vehicles before they were repelled, U.S. and Kenyan authorities said. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 5:41 U.S.-Iran tensions: a diplomatic quagmire for the Middle East Iran is vowing revenge after U.S. airstrikes on Friday killed the country’s military leader Qassem Suleimani. Thousands of American troops are heading to the Middle East as tensions with Tehran escalate. Douglas Ollivant, former Director for Iraq at the National… Continue watching
Jan 04 NATO suspends training mission in Iraq citing security By Associated Press NATO says it has suspended a training mission for soldiers in the Iraqi army in the wake of the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Continue reading
Jan 04 Trump stirs Mideast tensions despite talk of ‘endless wars’ By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump may have upended a central element of his foreign policy with a single drone strike. The Friday strike that killed the most prominent Iranian general may have ended any chance that he would get the United States… Continue reading
Jan 04 Iran general steps out of Soleimani’s shadow to lead proxies By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A new Iranian general has stepped out of the shadows to lead the country's expeditionary Quds Force, becoming responsible for Tehran's proxies across the Mideast as the Islamic Republic threatens the U.S. with “harsh revenge” for killing its previous head,… Continue reading
Jan 04 60 dead in landslides, flash floods in Indonesia’s capital By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Landslides and floods triggered by torrential downpours have left at least 60 people dead in and around Indonesia’s capital, as rescuers struggled to search for people apparently buried under tons of mud, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 04 ‘Not safe to move’: Fire threats intensify in Australia By Shonal Ganguly, Steve McMorran, Associated Press The death toll in the worst wildfire season in Australian history is now up to 23 people, the prime minister said. Continue reading
Jan 04 Thousands mourn Iranian general as region braces for revenge By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Thousands of mourners chanting “America is the Great Satan” marched in a funeral procession Saturday through Baghdad for Iran's top general and Iraqi militant leaders, who were killed in a U.S. airstrike. Continue reading
Jan 03 Analysis: What the killing of Qassem Soleimani could mean By Ali Fathollah-Nejad Through the targeted killing of Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s notorious commander of the Quds Force -- the Revolutionary Guard Corps’ powerful foreign-operations arm -- along with Iran’s main military man in Iraq, Abu-Mahdi Muhandis, the U.S. has clipped the wings of… Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 9:11 Who was Qassem Soleimani, and what does his death mean for Iran — and the U.S.? Qassem Soleimani was the Middle East's most recognized military commander, strategist and operational chief of Iran's militant proxies and a symbol of its regional ambitions. He was killed in a targeted U.S. drone attack Friday at Baghdad’s international airport. Nick… Continue watching