1,000 National Guard Soldiers to Deploy to Africa as Mid East Wars Wind Down It is unclear if the 1,000 Guardsmen is an increase in the Pentagon’s force in Africa, or if those troops are replacing...
Oil Tanker Explodes in Sierra Leone, Killing at Least 92 Sierra Leone’s National Disaster Management Agency is working tirelessly in the wake of the emergency.
Mali's Timbuktu Fears Jihadis as France Reduces Troops Timbuktu Mayor Aboubacrine Cissé does not hide his unease with France's decision to end its Operation Barkhane.
Soldiers Detain Guinea's President, Dissolve Government The country’s constitution was declared invalid in an announcement read aloud on state television by a military leader.
Tigray Forces Vow 'Warm Welcome' in Face of New Offensive Tigray forces are testing the unilateral cease-fire declared weeks ago.
Burkina Faso Sees More Child Soldiers as Jihadi Attacks Rise The number of children recruited by armed groups in Burkina Faso rose at least five-fold so far this year.
UN Experts: Africa Became Hardest Hit by Terrorism This Year The panel of experts said in a report to the U.N. Security Council circulated Friday that this is “especially true” in parts...
Tunisia Puts Military on Vaccination Duty as Cases Soar Tunisia's president said the military would send helicopters to mountainous areas to bring vaccines to remote villages.
As France Plans to Shrink Sahel Force, Jihadi Threat Grows During a grueling, weeks-long mission in northern Mali, French soldiers were confronted by a familiar threat.
Egypt Opens Naval Base, Latest Example of Military Build-Up Egypt has in recent years modernized its military, purchasing sophisticated weapons and opening bases across the nation.
Trump Gives DoD ‘Secondary’ Name as Department of War, Circumventing Congress President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving the Department of Defense the “secondary name” of the Department of...
Pilot and Influencer Ethan Guo Released from Antarctic Air Base After 2 Months After Ethan Guo landed in Chile's Antarctic territory on June 28, he was detained in a military base amid legal negotiations...
F-35s Will Be Deployed Against Drug Cartels in Caribbean, Marking Latest Escalation by Trump President Donald Trump’s administration is sending multiple F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in operations against drug...
Trump's Veterans Housing Plan in West LA Advances Behind a Wall of Secrecy President Trump's executive order calling for a National Center for Warrior Independence to house thousands of veterans in...
In One DC Neighborhood After Federal Intervention, the Notion of More Authority Is a Mixed Bag People would like more law enforcement resources, but they distrust the motives behind the surge.