Conflict & Justice

As the situation on the ground devolves.

Ukraine is fighting a drone war, too

Surveillance drones are becoming more important for the war against Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine.

The most disturbing part of this tragedy is no one really knows how many people were killed

It could be a few hundred. It could be almost a thousand. Either way, the European Union appears to be finally waking up to the problem.

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VIDEO: The Islamic State is digging tunnel systems to ambush its enemies

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It's also using them to evade airstrikes.

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Kenya says government official's son was among gunmen in Garissa attack

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President Uhuru Kenyatta said the planners and financiers of Islamist attacks were 'deeply embedded' within Kenyan communities and urged Muslims to do more to fight radicalization.

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Airstrike at Yemeni refugee camp kills 45: IOM

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The strike hit the vicinity of the Mazraq refugee camp in Houthi-controlled northern Yemen, according to the International Organization for Migration.

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The US doesn't really know who it's killing with its drone strikes in Pakistan

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That is the implication of Thursday's news that the CIA accidentally killed 3 American and 1 Italian in separate drones strikes in Pakistan.

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The world's most deadly migrant route just got deadlier

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So many of the world's current crises can be traced back to the chaos engulfing Libya.

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The 'fighting season' returns to Afghanistan

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The Taliban has stepped up attacks after the brutal Afghan winter. And it is now joined by the Islamic State. This fighting season could be one of the worst yet.

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Somali militants vow to turn Kenyan cities 'red with blood'

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Somali militants vowed on Saturday to wage a long war against Kenya after the group's fighters killed nearly 150 people during an assault on a Kenyan university.

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