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North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a US soldier
Pvt. Travis King bolted into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday, a day after he was supposed to go back to a base in the U.S.
By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Militiamen withdraw from US Embassy but Iraq tensions linger
Iran denied involvement in the attack on the embassy. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted by media as saying that "if the Islamic Republic makes a decision to confront any country, it will do it directly."
Arsenal: The river patrol boat was the backbone of the Brown Water Navy
Submarines and aircraft carriers were of little use against irregulars relying on sampans and junks to ferry supplies and fighting men on the Vietnam's river highways.
By Joe Follansbee, Vietnam Magazine
How climate change destroyed an ancient war machine
New research reveals that climate change contributed to the meteoric rise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and then led to its precipitous collapse.
By Ashish Sinha, California State University, Dominguez Hills and Gayatri Kathayat, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Turkey says Kurdish fighters still remain in safe zone near Syrian border
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Tuesday for Russia and the United States to keep to their promises and ensure that Syrian Kurdish fighters pull out of a so-called safe zone along Syria’s northern border with Turkey.
Message to Turkey: France, Cyprus hold joint naval exercises
The maneuvers come as a Turkish drill ship, which is escorted by a warship, looks to drill inside waters where Cyprus has licensed French energy company Total and partner Eni to conduct gas drilling.
Cut off from US help, Kurds fighting a desperate battle against Turkey on their own, says a former commando who describes himself as ‘disillusioned’ and ‘embarrassed’
Now the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting off a massive Turkish invasion with no assistance from the U.S. military, according to a former U.S. special operator who worked with Syrian Kurds while in uniform and now with the SDF through a non-governmental organization.
By Howard Altman
Oil boss: Stop drilling if Turkish warships arrive
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi said he doesn't want "to have a war break out to drill wells."
Syria demands withdrawal of all American, Turkish forces
Syria’s top diplomat on Saturday demanded the immediate withdrawal of American and Turkish forces from the country and said his government reserves the right to defend its territory in any way necessary if they remain.
By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press and Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press
Rocket attack hits near US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone
Two rockets were fired into the capital’s fortified Green Zone Monday evening, landing around one kilometer (a half-mile) from the U.S. Embassy amid soaring tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
By Shawn Snow