Somali government troops and opposition supporters - including some soldiers - exchanged gunfire in Mogadishu on Friday in street clashes that broke out during a protest march over delayed elections. Demonstrators said they had been attacked first by the government forces. Residents...

The attack late Monday was the first time in nearly two months that Western military or diplomatic installations have been targeted in Iraq, after a string of similar incidents. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for an investigation and promised to "hold accountable those...

 Israel fired several missiles early on Monday targeting areas near the Syrian capital, Damascus, Syria's state news agency reported. An opposition war-monitoring group said the strikes killed six Iran-backed fighters. The SANA news agency claimed that Syrian air defenses shot down...

Syria claimed early Monday that Israel conducted missile strikes on military points around the capital Damascus. The Israeli air force conducted missile attacks on military targets around the capital at 01.18 a.m. local time, according to the SANA news agency, which is affiliated with the...