Hundreds of Colombian ex-soldiers have been drawn to Sudan with the promise of bumper Emirati paychecks. What many found instead was death in a faraway war marked by mass killing, rape, famine and child recruitment. An AFP investigation has uncovered how Colombian mercenaries
Footage shows 16-year-old Rayyan Mohammad Abu Mualla being shot at very close range after approaching IDF troops. In a separate incident, a 22-year-old was shot dead after allegedly throwing an explosive device
A Syria monitor said Saturday that five Islamic State jihadist group members had been killed in US strikes overnight as Jordan confirmed it participated in the raids, after a deadly attack on American troops last weekend. US forces said they had struck more than 70 IS targets
According to Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Lebanon is ready to move to the second of five phases in a U.S.-backed roadmap to disarm the group. A report said the second phase would extend north to the Awali River, followed by Beirut and its suburbs, the Bekaa Valley, and finally
Senior officials from France, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia discussed raising funds for the Lebanese Army and ways to ensure it actively works to disarm the organization. A conference on the issue is expected to convene in February, but behind the scenes doubts are mounting
Dec 20 (Reuters) - Lebanon is close to completing the disarmament of Hezbollah south of the Litani River, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Saturday, as the country races to fulfil a key demand of its ceasefire with Israel before a year-end deadline. The U.S.-backed ceasefire,
Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to be briefed by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any expansion of Iran's ballistic missile program poses a threat that could necessitate swift action, NBC News reported on Saturday. Israeli officials are