Access restrictions imposed by "local militia" in Bugna and Lasta districts, North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, have exacerbated an already dire humanitarian crisis affecting 77,000 people, including 10 ...

Despite China’s calls for it to stop fighting against the Myanmar junta, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has reopened an offensive front in the country’s northernmost Putao District, Kachin State, ...

Illustration: Madeline Marshall WASHINGTON—Senior U.S. officials say Turkey and its militia allies are building up forces along the border with Syria, raising alarm that Ankara is preparing for ...

This story is part of Project Extreme, a yearlong examination into the rise of extremism in New Jersey and its permeation into everyday life. The project is supported in part by a grant from The ...

To beef up the ranks of his embattled military, Captain Traoré’s government recruited tens of thousands of men into a civilian militia, known as the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland.

The Fano "self-defence" militia took up arms against the state after authorities attempted to disarm them. Although a state of emergency ended in June, Addis was forced to deploy troops in ...

"I don't know when I'll be able to go back to school," 14-year-old Desta said, one of millions of children in northern Ethiopia's Amhara region deprived of school.

ALBAWABA - A video went viral on social media showing Syrian opposition rebels dragging a person and executing him in the middle of the famous Assi Square in Hama with many sharing the clip ...

Two residents said the airstrike targeted a truck carrying civilians who were returning from delivering food to fighters with the militia known as Fano. Their account could not be verified.

"I don't know when I'll be able to go back to school," 14-year-old Desta said, one of millions of children in northern Ethiopia's Amhara region deprived of school. Desta has not been in a ...