
Eleven Burkina Faso soldiers were killed Friday in what local authorities said was the biggest ever ‘jihadist’ attack on the army, at a base near the restive border with Mali. “We lost 11 of our men in the attack this morning in Nassoumbou … the biggest jihadist attack ever perpetrated” ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a nationwide ceasefire is the next step to restore peace in Syria after the recapture of Aleppo in the country’s north. Speaking during a trip to Japan, Putin said he had proposed national Syrian peace talks during a phone call to Turkish President Recep ...