Middle East

Clashes erupt between Afghan and Pakistani border forces

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan says cross-border fire from Afghanistan Sunday killed two Pakistani paramilitary soldiers and wounded five others. A military spokesman said its personnel were conducting routine "surveillance" in the remote Kurram...

US: Joint operations continue to decimate IS in N. Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD — U.S. special forces in partnership with Afghan counterparts have eliminated 22 Islamic State fighters in a counterterrorism operation in northern Afghanistan. The operation occurred April 11. The targeted militants were...

2 dead in IS-claimed attack on Pakistan Christians

ISLAMABAD — Suspected Islamic State militants in southwestern Pakistan have shot dead two members of the minority Christian community and wounded at least five others. Police and witnesses said the victims were...

US Warns of New Syrian Attack if Chemical Weapons Used Again

WASHINGTON — Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday that the U.S. would launch new missile strikes against his regime if he carries...

Allies See ‘Serious Blow’ to Syria’s Chemical Arms

PENTAGON — A U.S.-led coalition believes it sent a powerful message to Damascus and its backers, surgically slicing through the country's air defense systems to cripple the backbone of the Syrian government's...

US Says Syrian Chemical Weapons Program Crippled

  PENTAGON — Military planners and U.S. President Donald Trump are hailing the U.S.-led airstrikes on Syrian chemical weapons facilities as a complete success, with every missile hitting its target. The United States, France...

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