The US-led coalition continued attacks targeting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) over the period Friday through Monday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Monday. In Syria over the four days, seven airstrikes near Kobani hit many ISIL fighting positions and staging areas, while other two struck …

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Monday called on Allies to stop defence cuts and invest more money on defence. “The time has come to stop defence cuts. We must invest more in defence and spend our money better,” he said in a keynote speech at the 60th Plenary Session of …

Fighters loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government have seized control of the key western town of Kekla after more than 40 days of clashes with Islamists, both sides said on Monday. A diverse coalition of mainly Islamist militias drove fighters allied with the government from Tripoli in August, after weeks …