WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

Nov 25, 2016 (AFP)

Colombia's government and FARC rebels signed a controversial revised peace accord Thursday to end their half-century conflict, set to be ratified in Congress de...

British government defends its role in Libya campaign

Nov 25, 2016 (AFP)

The British government on Friday rejected criticism of its intervention in Libya, arguing its involvement saved civilian lives and claiming the Islamic State gr...

Turkish army blames Syria regime for deadly air strike

Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)

The Turkish army blamed the Syrian regime for an air strike Thursday in northern Syria that killed three soldiers -- the first time it has accused Damascus of k...

Syria regime bombardment kills 32 civilians in Aleppo: monitor

Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)

At least 32 civilians, including five children, were killed Thursday in Syrian regime air strikes and artillery bombardment on rebel-held areas in eastern Alepp...

Colombia to sign revised peace deal

Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)

Colombia's government and FARC rebels will sign a controversial revised peace accord Thursday to end their half-century conflict, set to be ratified despite bit...

Air strike kills 12 civilians in Yemen

Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)

An air strike by an Arab coalition battling Yemeni rebels killed 12 civilians in the northwest of the country on Wednesday, rebel media and witnesses said. Six ...

Colombia, FARC to sign new peace accord Thursday: official

Nov 22, 2016 (AFP)

Colombia's government and FARC guerrillas will sign a new peace accord in Bogota Thursday, after a previous agreement to end the country's half-century of confl...

'Senior Al-Qaeda leader' killed in US strike in Syria: Pentagon

Nov 22, 2016 (AFP)

A US drone strike has killed a senior Al-Qaeda leader in Syria who previously operated in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. The November 18...

Syria army urges rebels to quit Aleppo, let civilians out

Nov 22, 2016 (AFP)

The Syrian military on Tuesday urged rebels to pull out of east Aleppo and allow civilians to also leave, as it pressed an offensive to recapture the city's opp...

Obama 'not optimistic' on Syria as Aleppo pummelled

Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)

US President Barack Obama said he is "not optimistic" about Syria's future, as the UN warned time is running out to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Aleppo w...

Millions throng Iraq shrine despite fears of IS attack

Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)

Millions of black-clad Shiite Muslims, crying and beating their chests in mourning, streamed through a shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala Monday under heavy pr...

Wave of killings threatens Colombia peace bid

Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)

A violent backlash against fragile peace efforts to end Colombia's half-century civil war has intensified in recent days with the killings of numerous community...

US warns Syrian generals they will face trial

Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)

The United States on Monday named a dozen Syrian generals and officers accused of leading attacks on civilian targets and running torture prisons, warning they ...

Women increasingly join the fight in Israel's army

Nov 20, 2016 (AFP)

Her face covered in mud, 18-year-old Smadar crawls beneath thorny brush, her automatic rifle around her neck. She smiles despite the intensity of the training, ...

'Catastrophic day' as Syria regime pounds rebel Aleppo

Nov 19, 2016 (AFP)

Intense government air strikes and artillery fire killed at least 27 people on Saturday in rebel-held parts of Syria's Aleppo, where hospitals have been destroy...

New deaths spark fears for fragile Colombia ceasefire

Nov 19, 2016 (AFP)

The deaths of two Colombian guerrillas sparked fears this week that the country's fragile peace process could be in peril after voters rejected an accord to end...

Watchdog probing over 20 reports of alleged Syria chemical attacks

Nov 18, 2016 (AFP)

The global watchdog tasked with destroying chemical weapons is probing more than 20 reports of the alleged use of toxic arms in Syria since August, its chief to...

Regime bombardment kills 25 civilians in east Aleppo: monitor

Nov 17, 2016 (AFP)

Syrian air strikes and shelling killed 25 civilians in eastern districts of Aleppo on Thursday, a monitor said, on the third day of a wide-ranging regime assaul...

Haftar forces claim victory in Libya's Benghazi

Nov 17, 2016 (AFP)

The armed forces led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar announced a "great victory" against jihadist fighters in Libya's second city of Benghazi on Thursday. "We now hav...

Syria regime bombs rebels as Aleppo food aid runs out

Nov 16, 2016 (AFP)

Syrian government and Russian warplanes pounded rebel-held parts of northern Syria Wednesday, including battered second city Aleppo, where food aid rations were...