Middle East

Afghan Air Force hits Taliban with maiden laser-guided bomb

ISLAMABAD — The NATO-led military alliance in Afghanistan announced Tuesday that the Afghan Air Force (AAF) had dropped its first laser-guided bomb on a Taliban compound and had destroyed it. The Resolute...

Islamic State regrouping in Iraqi, Kurdish disputed territories

WASHINGTON — Taking advantage of the rivalry between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, Islamic State is regrouping and increasing deadly attacks in disputed territories across northern Iraq, Kurdish...

Saudi media: Houthi rebel missile fragment kills 1, wounds 2 in Riyadh

A fragment from a barrage of ballistic missiles fired into Saudi Arabia, allegedly by Iran-backed Yemeni rebels, has killed one person and wounded two in Riyadh, Saudi media reports. The victims are...

Syrian rebels evacuating part of Eastern Ghouta

More than 1,500 Syrian rebel fighters and their families are evacuating a town in the besieged Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta as the army moves closer to recapturing the entire capital. Dozens...

Israel admits to 2007 strike on suspected Syrian nuclear site

The Israeli military admitted Wednesday it was responsible for a 2007 airstrike that destroyed a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor. Israel said the facility in the Deir al-Zour region was close to becoming...

Afghan suicide bomber kills at least 26 in Kabul

ISLAMABAD — Afghan officials say a suicide bomb went off Wednesday in Kabul, killing at least 26 people and wounding many more. A big crowd of Shi'ite Muslims had gathered in the...

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