Campaign launched to retake ISIS 'capital' Raqqa Syrian rebel forces begin a military offensive targeting "the obscurantists [who] have taken this city as capital for their so-called state."November 6, 2016
26 civilians, 2 US troops dead after Afghan raid on Taliban A joint U.S.-Afghan raid Thursday against the Taliban involving NATO airstrikes left 26 civilians, three Afghan troops and two U.S. service members dead, Western and local officials said, as investigators worked to determine what went wrong.November 3, 2016
Protests, arrests follow the horrifying death of a Moroccan fishmonger Moroccans rallied in the streets after a man was crushed to death while trying to recover his confiscated fish. His death has become a rallying cry for people who want to see justice in their country.November 1, 2016
Iraqi forces approach outskirts of ISIS-held Mosul The U.S.-backed troops have pushed through territory faster than expected in this pivotal offensive. The last major ISIS-held urban center in Iraq hangs in the balance.November 1, 2016
HRW: Boko Haram refugees raped by officials, security force Nigerian government officials, soldiers and police are raping and sexually exploiting women and girl refugees from Boko Haram, instead of protecting them, Human Rights Watch said in a report Monday.October 31, 2016
Obama urges a boost in IT spending to secure federal computers Protecting decades-old systems from hackers is like "trying to put air bags into an old car," the government's chief information officer says. The administration proposes $3.1 billion in upgrades.October 28, 2016
What a reporter learned when he infiltrated an Arizona militia group Going on patrol along the U.S.-Mexico border with the Three Percent United Patriots -- amped up and equipped with night vision goggles -- felt like going to war, says journalist Shane Bauer.October 25, 2016
In Iraq, ISIS stages attacks in Kirkuk as battle for Mosul rages Militants struck police stations and a power station in the northern city of Kirkuk. In Mosul, the U.N. says it is concerned ISIS may be using civilians as human shields as Iraqi forces advance.October 21, 2016
The stark choice in Aleppo: Flee or face more attacks Syria and Russia have paused the bombing of the Syrian city and told fighters to leave. But it's seen as part of a brutal strategy used elsewhere in Syria.October 20, 2016