Tag: offensive

Turkey agreed to pause its offensive in Syria for five days to let Kurdish forces withdraw from a “safe zone” Ankara sought to capture,...

Forces supporting Libya’s internationally recognised government pushed back troops loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar more than 60 km south-west of Tripoli. Aziziya town was...

Eastern Libyan forces will pursue their advance on Tripoli, the head of the eastern parliament in the divided country said, despite international calls for...

Nigeria named its fifth commander in less than two years to lead the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency, the army said...

An anticipated Syrian government offensive against rebels in Idlib province could displace more than 700,000 people, more than were uprooted in a...

Syrian government forces widened their offensive in the country's south-west to Quneitra province, a region adjoining Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a war monitor...

The Syrian government widened its offensive to recover the southwest, extending it to an enclave held by Islamic State-affiliated fighters as Russian...

Egypt's military and police forces killed 53 Islamist militants and arrested 680 suspects in a week-long offensive to crush insurgents in the...

Daniel was at home in Bole, south-west Cameroon, on February 2 when he heard gunfire and a commotion. Moments later, his house...

Congolese troops began a military offensive in Beni at the weekend against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan rebel armed group...

Iraqi government forces, with air and ground support from the US-led coalition, launched an offensive on Monday to drive Islamic State from...

Israel launched an offensive against Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, bombing some 50 targets, including homes, in a campaign...

Against a background of "difficult industry operating conditions" top South African Airways (SAA) management have gone on a charm offensive, targeting management...