The US Embassy in the DRC announced over the weekend that it had received “credible and specific” information concerning a terrorist threat against U.S. facilities in the capital Kinshasa. The …
China Has Built ‘Great Wall of SAMs’ In Pacific: US Adm. Davidson
"By turning reefs and atolls in the disputed South China Sea into fortified artificial islands, complete with anti-aircraft Surface-to-Air Missiles, China has transformed ‘what was a great wall of …
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Report: Islamic State Financier Paid Money to Eastern Congo Rebel Group
"An Islamist rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo received money from a financier linked to Islamic State, suggesting tentative ties between the Congo insurgents and other jihadists in …
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US Treasury adds Qods Force, Hezbollah officials to list of global terrorists
The U.S. has added four Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps currently operating within Iraq to the Specially Designated Global Terrorists list. The U.S. Treasury also stated that Hezbollah in Iraq is …
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Competing Libyan governments arrive for Italy summit after December election shelved
Nearly 8 eights since NATO-supported rebels overthrew Gadaffi, Libya is roughly split into two political entities. The western portion of the country holds the seat of a government with international …
US tells China to remove missile systems in South China Sea
"China has been warned by the United States to dismantle its missile systems shield deployed in the disputed Spratly Islands chain in the South China Sea. The move, believed to be the first time …
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Finland to probe reports of Russia disrupting GPS during NATO drill
NATO pilots participating in the massive Trident Juncture NATO exercise near the Russian border lost their GPS navigation signals. According to the Finnish Prime Minister, Russia is likely to blame. …
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Seeking counter-terrorism partnership, Trump dangles removing Sudan from state sponsor of terror list
In exchange for Sudan’s cessation of internal hostilities, expanded humanitarian access, improved human rights, cooperation with North Korea sanctions, and cooperation with counterterrorism efforts, …
U.S. Flights and Russian intercepts mark a return to Cold War behavior in Europe’s skies
U.S.-Russian aviation encounters are supposed to be governed by a the 1972 Agreement for the Prevention of Incidents On and Over the High Seas, an agreement meant to reduce possibility for accidental …
US will push back at Iran activities in region, says US envoy to Syria
In addition to the sanctions regime and other diplomatic efforts to counter Iran, U.S. Ambassador James Jeffrey has announced that it will also contest “more actively Iran’s activities particularly in …
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