The new head of Sudan's transitional military council is said not to be affiliated with any political body or organization, according to sources with close links to him. Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Burhan, 60, served in Sudan’s border guard and was later appointed to China as a...

Israeli planes targeted a military position near the province of Hama in Syria on Saturday, but Syrian air defenses intercepted and downed some of the rockets, Syrian state television said on Saturday. Citing military sources, SANA news agency and Syrian state television said that Israeli...

 Sudan’s military council chief Gen. Awad Ibn Auf announced Friday he was stepping down, just a day after he was sworn in following the ouster of veteran President Omar al-Bashir. “I hereby announce my resignation as head of the Transitional Military Council and the appointment of the...

Gunfire and blasts echoed through downtown Tripoli in the small hours of Friday as the eastern Libyan LNA force pushed against the forces of the internationally recognized government around the disused international airport and the Ain Zara district. Fighting between the eastern force...