insurgency
Is Colombia's 50-Year-Old Marxist Guerrilla Insurgency Finally Ending?
Peace is the word of the day in Colombia as the government closes in on a deal with FARC rebels, but what will the new order look like for the rural underclass?
Afghanistan's Opium Economy Is Doing Better Than Ever
Afghanistan's opium production is set to break records this year — a booming illicit economy in a country with few opportunities.
It’s Spring in Afghanistan, Time for Taliban Fighting Season
The snow is melting, the opium poppy harvest is over, and the Taliban are out for their huge annual offensive, killing 21 people on day one.
ISIS Insurgents Have Almost Surrounded Baghdad
In early January, as ISIS convoys moved in, its fighters reportedly declared Fallujah an Islamic emirate, and hoisted their black flags over police stations and the main government buildings. Soon, the radical cleric Abdullah al-Janabi was back on the...
Afghanistan's New Leader Is Still A Long Way From Being Decided
Final results from the current round of voting are not expected until mid-May.
Egypt's Regime Quick to Blame Muslim Brotherhood for Another Attack
Insurgents attacked an army bus in Cairo on Thursday, killing one officer. Within hours, the government accused the Muslim Brotherhood.
India’s Maoist Insurgency Kills Police Officers in Jungle Ambush
Guerrillas known as Naxalities, described as India’s “greatest internal security challenge,” ambushed a security patrol on Tuesday.
Nigeria’s Government is Losing the War Against Boko Haram
The Islamist insurgency in the country's northeast is held responsible for a stream of attacks that have killed well over 1,000 Nigerians.
Why the Hell Are the Olympics Being Held in Sochi, Anyway?
Vladimir Putin has…complicated reasons for hosting the Winter Olympics in a subtropical beach town located near an ongoing insurgency.
Why the Hell Are the Olympics Being Held in Sochi, Anyway?
It seems crazy to host the Winter Olympics in a subtropical beach town nestled in a historically war-torn region that's still plagued by an insurgency. But Vladimir Putin has his reasons.
'Magic Wand' Bomb Detector Creator Found Guilty of Fraud
The bomb detector that 56-year-old British millionaire James McCormick peddled sounded too good to be true. It could sense C4 at a range of 600 yards. And it could be programmed to root out other contraband, too. The pistol-sized device’s simple metal...