Syrian government warplanes have bombed a northern town near the Turkish border, killing 21 people, as heavy fighting spread within Aleppo’s historic old city. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll from Monday’s attack in Salqin included eight children. In a video released by activists from the town, a number of […]
Suicide Bomber Kills 14 in Afghanistan
Posted October 1st, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has attacked a joint Afghan-NATO patrol in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 14 people. NATO says the deaths Monday include three coalition service members and their interpreter. U.S. officials identified the three NATO soldiers as American. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Local officials say the bomber rammed a motorcycle into […]
Suicide Bombing Widens Syrian Conflict to Kurdish Northeast
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
Syria’s civil war appeared to widen to the country’s mainly Kurdish northeast on Sunday, with a suicide car bomber killing several people in a rare attack on a Syrian Kurdish town near the Turkish border. Syrian state media said at least four people were killed in the blast in Qamishli, while the British-based Syrian Observatory […]
Gen. Allen: ‘Mad as Hell’ About Afghan Insider Attacks
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says he is “mad as hell” about attacks on Western troops by Afghan soldiers and police, known as “insider attacks.” General John Allen said in an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes, scheduled to air late Sunday, “we are willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign, but we are […]
Kenya Church Grenade Attack Kills Child, Wounds Others
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan police say a grenade attack at a church in the capital, Nairobi, killed a nine-year-old boy and wounded three other children on Sunday. Police chief Moses Ombati says he believes the attack is tied to sympathizers of al-Shabab militants in Somalia. On Friday, Kenyan forces battling al-Shabab in Somalia pushed into Port Kismayo, forcing […]
Kenya Church Grenade Attack Kills Child, Wounds Others
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan police say a grenade attack at a church in the capital, Nairobi, killed a nine-year-old boy and wounded three other children on Sunday. Police chief Moses Ombati says he believes the attack is tied to sympathizers of al-Shabab militants in Somalia. On Friday, Kenyan forces battling al-Shabab in Somalia pushed into Port Kismayo, forcing […]
17 Killed in Blasts in Iraq
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
(updates lede, graf 3) Officials in Iraq say a wave of bombings hit the country Sunday, killing at least 17 people and wounding scores of others. The deadliest attack was a series of three car bombings in Taji, just north of the capital, Baghdad. Officials says the bombings killed eight people and wounded more than […]
Al-Shabab Withdraws From Kismayo, Its Last Somali Stronghold
Posted September 29th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s militant group al-Shabab says it has withdrawn from Kismayo, its last stronghold in the country, following a military strike by Kenyan forces. The group said Saturday it had abandoned the Somali port city. On Friday, Kenyan forces attacked Kismayo in an operation designed to drive out the militant group. Al-Shabab vowed to strike back […]
Iran Vows to Retaliate Against Any Attack
Posted September 28th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Iran has vowed to retaliate against any attack, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the world to draw a “clear red line” on Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran’s deputy U.N. ambassador, Eshagh al-Habib, accused Mr. Netanyahu of making “baseless allegations” against Tehran, which insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. World powers say […]
Bitter Battle Rages in Aleppo, Damascus
Posted September 28th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels making a push against troops in Syria’s most populous city are meeting with stiff resistance as the death toll rises. Rebel leaders began an offensive in the commercial hub of Aleppo late Thursday, one commander told his brigade. ”Allahu Akbar (God is the greatest), the start of the decisive battle in Aleppo and […]
