CENTCOM strikes Iran-backed militia targets in Syria after rockets launched at U.S. forces
A Soldier deployed to At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, cleans an 81 mm mortar tube during a readiness exercise on April 22, 2020. Central Command Forces on…
Libya’s central bank chief flees country over militia threats: Report | Politics News
Tripoli-based Presidential Council appoints new board of directors, with banking operations suspended amid upheaval.Libya’s central bank Governor Sadiq al-Kabir says he and other senior employees…
Yemen’s Houthis claim joint raid on Israeli ships with Iraqi militia | Houthis News
The Houthis say they targeted vessels in Israel’s Haifa port together with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq. Yemen’s Houthis have claimed carrying out a joint…
Column: Will U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed groups work?
WASHINGTON — The recent U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed militias were the largest President Biden has ordered since he took office, a pointedly large-scale retaliation for a…
An Iranian-backed militia official downplays the US strikes in Iraq, hints at deescalation
Syrian state media reported that there were casualties from the strikes but did not give a number. Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory…
‘Militia enthusiast’ gets over 4 years in prison for attacking police with baton during Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON — A Michigan man described by prosecutors as a self-professed militia leader was sentenced Friday to more than four years in prison for attacking law…
Moment Iran-backed militia drop from helicopter onto cargo ship owned by Israeli billionaire in dramatic mid-sea hijack
THIS is the dramatic moment the Iran-backed Houthis hijacked a shipping vessel owned by an Israeli billionaire in the Red Sea. Footage released by the…
Houthi militia shoots down US drone off Yemeni coast
A US MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down by Houthi-backed forces off the coast of Yemen Wednesday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert…
Uganda captures chief of ISIL-linked militia blamed for tourist murders | Military News
The ADF chief is arrested in a raid that kills six members of his squad, according to the government. Uganda says it has captured the…
US warplanes blitz two Iran-backed militia bases in Syria as tensions rage over Israel
US fighter jets launched air strikes early today against two Iranian targets in Syria in revenge for a spate of drone and missile attacks on…
Analysis: Fallout from Israel meeting shows militia power in Libya | News
Last month’s meeting between the Libyan and Israeli foreign ministers may ultimately achieve little but provide public justification for renewed fighting between Tripoli’s armed groups…
Prosecutors seek war crimes trial at ICC for CAR militia leader | News
Maxime Mokom is accused of organising revenge attacks against Muslims as a militia leader in the Central African Republic. War crimes prosecutors will argue before…
Eastern Libya militia operates illegal pullbacks in Mediterranean
Manning a homonymous vessel, the Tareq Bin Zeyad ventures outside Libya's search and rescue area to pull back boats. Source link
Ethiopia declares state of emergency following militia clashes
Ethiopia's government on Friday declared a state of emergency following days of clashes in the Amhara region between the military and local Fano militiamen, according…
Ethiopia accuses Amhara militia of seeking to overthrow government | News
The Ethiopian army and the Amhara militia were allies in the two-year civil war against the northern Tigray region. A senior Ethiopian official accused militiamen…
Multiple injuries as Ethiopian military, militia clash in Amhara: Sources | Conflict News
The Amhara militia was an ally of the Ethiopian army in the two-year-war against the Tigray region that ended in November. Ethiopia’s military has clashed…
‘So many dead bodies’: Militia school attack haunts Ugandan town | Armed Groups
Mpondwe, Uganda – Most nights, Godwin Mumbere and his classmates at Lhubirira Secondary School in Mpondwe on Uganda’s western border with the Democratic Republic of…