Originally posted at TomDispatch. In the dead of night, they swept in aboard V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. Landing in a remote region of one of the most volatile countries on the planet, they raided a village and soon found themselves in a life-or-death firefight....

At least 157 were killed and 57 more were wounded in the latest violence and discoveries. Meanwhile, more information about Canadian troops in northern Iraq was released.

Compare the worldwide saturation press coverage of the terrorist killings in Paris of 17 people, including 12 journalists at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, with the minimalist coverage of the even more heinous mass slaughter of innocents or by innocents...

Canadian troops exchanged fire with Islamic State militants recently. The exact date and location were not disclosed. Meanwhile, at least 175 people were killed and 44 were wounded.

U.S. contradictions between the Obama administration’s policy in Syria and realities on the ground have become so acute that U.S. officials began last November discussing a proposal calling for support of local ceasefires between opposition forces and the Assad regime...

At least 102 people were killed and 24 more were wounded.

At least 113 were killed and 67 more were wounded. Several bombings occurred in and around the capital.

The images of Heads of State marching at the front of the protests in Paris are enough to trigger one’s gag reflex. Arm in sanctimonious arm, these world "leaders" are seeking to veer the sentiments expressed in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo slaughter...

The January 7 massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine and the subsequent hostage standoff at a kosher supermarket – resulting in the death of 15 civilians, two police, and three terrorists – were much smaller in scope than the September 11, 2001 attacks in...

At least 85 were killed and 59 more were wounded across Iraq. Several bombings were reported in the Baghdad region.