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Kabul Suicide Attack on UK Embassy Vehicle Kills Five
Insurgents later launched a night-time gun and grenade assault on the diplomatic enclave in the Afghan capital.
US Ramps Up Training of Iraqi Forces After Militants Kill American Aid Worker
The US will accelerate efforts to bolster the capacity of Iraqi forces battling Islamic State (IS) militants after the jihadist group beheaded Peter Kassig in what President Barack Obama described as an 'act of pure evil.'
NATO Says Russian Troops Have Entered Ukraine
The military alliance's top commander says its officials have seen multiple columns of soldiers and equipment crossing the border, saying there is no longer 'any question' about Moscow's direct involvement in the conflict.
Bombings Create Carnage in Iraq as Obama Sends Troops to Help Fight the Islamic State
A series of car bombings and a suicide truck attack killed at least 58 people and injured dozens more in cities across Iraq over the weekend.
Britain's Last Troops Leave Afghanistan After 13 Years of Fighting
It’s not clear who will fill the vacuum left by the Brits and Yanks after more than a decade of fighting that began as a response to the 9/11 terror attacks.
Unpacking The Propaganda: Why Australia Is Sending Troops to The Middle East
Moral outrage might be what Abbott feels, but it’s a difficult justification in a world where so many moral outrages are allowed to continue without our intervention.
Obama Sends “Military Advisers” to Iraq, Promises No Combat
“Let me repeat what I’ve said in the past: American combat troops are not going to be fighting in Iraq again,” he said.
Meet the Ukrainian Activist Who Raises Money to Buy Supplies for the Ukrainian Army
Meet Yuri Kasyanov, a Ukrainian activist who raises money from ordinary people to buy supplies for the Ukrainian army and risks his life to deliver supplies to the front lines.
ISIS Insurgents Have Almost Surrounded Baghdad
Some ten years after it first began, the Iraqi insurgency has been fully reborn, and the conflict is escalating into a bloody new phase.
Ukrainian Troops Confront Eastern Separatists as Russian Troops Mass Along the Border
After two tortured bodies turned up in Sloviansk, Ukrainian officials seemed determined to break the prolonged standoff in eastern Ukraine.