War

As more countries safely evacuate their diplomats from Sudan, American citizens who are stranded in the conflict-ridden African nation have been told to continue sheltering in place amid the violence. READ MORE about the conflict inside Sudan. Some 16,000 Americans are registered as being inside Sudan, plus many others who …

American special operations forces evacuated U.S. diplomats and their families from the embassy in Khartoum early Sunday, according to the State Department. The operation inside war-torn Sudan took less than an hour, officials said. About 70 Americans were airlifted from the embassy to Ethiopia, officials said. Diplomatic colleagues from other …

As the situation inside Sudan continues to deteriorate, U.S. embassy personnel are under a shelter-in-place order, and announced that they cannot give emergency help to Americans inside the war-torn country. An American citizen was killed, and U.S. troops are being stationed in the region for potentially evacuating diplomatic staff, officials …

by Mike Eckel, RFE/RL In the Sudanese capital, civilians cower behind interior walls, fearing flying window glass and stray bullets. Commerce in Khartoum has ground to a halt. Water and electricity outages are widespread. Pitched battles have broken out near the airport and other parts of the city of 5 …

The head of the Wagner Group wants Russia to get out of Ukraine, and to recognize that the war has solidified Ukraine’s identity. The time has come for a “firm end” to the war in Ukraine, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin posted on Telegram on Friday. “Russia has achieved the results …

The Wagner fighting group and Russian military commanders may briefly have reached a truce, enabling their forces jointly to make headway in Ukraine. Russian forces have regained some momentum in the battle for the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, according to the latest intelligence from the United Kingdom. This is in …

Russia’s assault on the Donbas town of Bakhmut has largely stalled, according to military analysts in the United Kingdom. “This is likely primarily a result of extreme attrition of the Russian force,” the British Defense Ministry said Saturday, adding that Russia is likely conducting “a more defensive operational design after …

At the end of February, Ivan, who lives in the settlement of Volchikha in Siberia’s Altai region, got a phone call from his best friend, a mobilized soldier named Andrei who was serving in Ukraine. Although the two had been in regular contact since Andrei was called up, it had …

Sunday, March 19 marks 20 years since US President George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq. Today Soldier of Fortune highlights some of the stories that have emerged from the war. READ MORE about an American soldier at war in Iraq. Now, American forces remain in the country, not …

The Russian mercenary group Wagner was kicked off of Pornhub, the world’s largest pornographic website, as it tries to recruit fighters to join the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine. When the ad was live, those who entered the pornographic site from Russia saw a video asking the viewer to join Wagner instead …