
In an early morning ambush, Islamic terrorists of the radical al-Shabaab group attacked an African Union military base in southern Somalia Friday, breaching the walls by exploding a car bomb and overrunning the base. According to the officials of the
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.15 Jan 2016, 2:31 AM PST0

The Obama administration announced on Thursday that Iran had not violated the Geneva Convention on prisoners of war. But it is wrong, as the text of the Convention makes clear.
by Joel B. Pollak14 Jan 2016, 9:30 PM PST0

The government of Saudi Arabia has reportedly released Samar Badawi, a prominent human rights activist who received the “International Woman of Courage Award” in 2012 from then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
by Edwin Mora14 Jan 2016, 9:24 PM PST0

January 25 will mark the fifth anniversary of the fall of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and the Tahrir Square uprising that brought the Muslim Brotherhood to power, only to be deposed themselves in turn.
by John Hayward14 Jan 2016, 8:54 PM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) branch in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar, which has become the jihadist group’s primary stronghold in the country.
by Edwin Mora14 Jan 2016, 8:51 PM PST0

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) negotiators have dismissed a March deadline for peace talks with the Colombian government as “naive,” as the terrorist organization demands more concessions from a government looking to end terrorist violence through dialogue.
by Frances Martel14 Jan 2016, 7:30 PM PST0

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) fielded the first question of the GOP Debate in Charleston, South Carolina. When he was asked a question about jobs, he took the opportunity to preface his answer by slamming President Barack Obama for ignoring the plight of ten U.S. Navy sailors who had been seized by Iran on Tuesday.
by Joel B. Pollak14 Jan 2016, 6:16 PM PST0

Saudi Arabia’s mass execution of 43 convicted members of al Qaeda has prompted Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the jihadist group, to call for revenge attacks against the Gulf kingdom and its Western allies, according to a U.S.-based organization that monitors jihadi activity.
by Edwin Mora14 Jan 2016, 5:11 PM PST0

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak of Ebola virus that began in February 2014 officially over, nearly two years after doctors diagnosed the first case of Ebola in this outbreak in a rural town in Guinea.
by Frances Martel14 Jan 2016, 5:00 PM PST0

The U.S. Navy alerted Iran that it was deploying one of its vessels as part of a search and rescue effort for 10 sailors who were off course and allegedly inside Iranian waters, CNN learned from an unnamed U.S. defense
by Edwin Mora14 Jan 2016, 4:33 PM PST0

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced Wednesday that American Special Forces troops have landed in Iraq.
by John Hayward14 Jan 2016, 3:25 PM PST0

Several Iranian newspapers published on Thursday featured lead stories on the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps’(IRGC) recent seizure of two U.S. boats and a ten sailor crew.
by Jordan Schachtel14 Jan 2016, 3:08 PM PST0

After screening the new movie 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, the families of the Benghazi dead described the film as a powerful experience that was sometimes difficult for them to watch. They stood by their account of then-Secretary of State Hillary
by John Hayward14 Jan 2016, 2:01 PM PST0

A 16-year-old boy linked to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) attempted a “lone cub” attack, trying to kidnap a woman at a mall in Malaysia.
by Mary Chastain14 Jan 2016, 11:43 AM PST0

The Defense Department announced Thursday that 10 Yemeni detainees have been set free from Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. All of them were sent to the Gulf state of Oman, the Pentagon said. Less than 100 detainees now remain at the military facility.
by Jordan Schachtel14 Jan 2016, 11:32 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It remains uncertain whether or not 10 U.S. Navy sailors defended themselves before they were detained by Iran along with their two boats, according to the Pentagon.
by Edwin Mora14 Jan 2016, 11:23 AM PST0

During a CNN interview on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claimed she could see Iran across the Persian Gulf when she visited Bahrain.
by Jordan Schachtel14 Jan 2016, 11:13 AM PST0

I believe that the ten U.S Navy sailors arrested by Iran on Tuesday had been ordered to surrender and to cooperate with their captors. I believe that because it is the only logical possibility that remains, once the dubious claims being
by Joel B. Pollak14 Jan 2016, 11:07 AM PST0

The Obama administration has continued an effort — started by former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton — to further dilute the vetting requirements for visa applicants seeking admission to the U.S., according to Senate Judiciary Committee
by Caroline May14 Jan 2016, 10:15 AM PST0

The South Korean government revealed Wednesday that it had fired 20 machine gun shots at an unidentified drone widely believed to have come from North Korea that had entered South Korean territory. The incident follows international condemnation of a weapons test Pyongyang claims was the successful detonation of a hydrogen bomb.
by Frances Martel14 Jan 2016, 9:55 AM PST0

A mob of socialists protesting across from Venezuela’s National Assembly pelted journalists with rotten tomatoes and set off fireworks in protest of the new opposition-controlled legislature.
by Frances Martel14 Jan 2016, 9:05 AM PST0

Officials discovered another mass grave in Sinjar, Iraq, containing bodies of Yazidis, including children, who refused to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Mary Chastain14 Jan 2016, 7:58 AM PST0

The Arab Spring revolution that spread to various countries after it started in January 2011, when Tunisians assembled in the streets of their capital and overthrew their longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, has a been a failure, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).
by Edwin Mora14 Jan 2016, 6:58 AM PST0

Contents: Iran releases American sailors as end of sanctions approaches; Report: Sri Lankan government repeatedly torturing and raping Tamils; Sri Lanka joining the torture club, with Syria, Burundi, Zimbabwe
by John J. Xenakis14 Jan 2016, 6:38 AM PST0

Militants of the Islamic State terror group carried out multiple coordinated attacks involving suicide bombers and gunmen in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Thursday morning, killing at least 17. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the terror attacks, which involved
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.14 Jan 2016, 4:07 AM PST0