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Tripoli trapdoor trounces Khalifa Haftar

The Libyan warlord has consistently upped the ante, but only has a losing hand to show for it.

Clashes in DRC kill four soldiers, 13 rebels - army

Spokesman for Democratic Republic of the Congo's army said soldiers and rebels clashed in the Beni province of North Kivu bordering Uganda in the east on Friday.

Don’t be surprised when Donald Trump pardons war criminals

Forgiving war criminals is just one more way to dehumanise citizens of those countries that the US fights wars against.

Greek soldiers arrested in northwest Turkey

Two soldiers who were detained on grounds of attempted military espionage and entering a prohibited military zone in Turkey say they had lost their way and crossed the border due to bad weather.

Merkel defies critics and vows to govern for full four-year term

Facing the growing unrest from within her long-obedient CDU, Merkel chooses to defend the coalition deal head-on.

Ex-Indian army officer kills six with iron rod

A 45-year-old former army lieutenant, Naresh Dhankhad , bludgeoned six people to death with an iron rod in Haryana’s Palwal town in northern India.

Paramilitaries capture Iraqi city of Baaj from Daesh

Eight months into a military offensive, the militant group has been dislodged from most of Mosul except an enclave along the western bank of the Tigris river.

Germany to introduce reforms to army after far-right attack plot

The move follows the arrest of two soldiers suspected of involvement in a plan to attack pro-refugee politicians and blame it on migrants.

Twenty foreigners killed in Bangladesh cafe attack

Gunmen launched an assault on a cafe packed with customers in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka late on Friday.