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This file photo taken on November 20, 2017 shows logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook. (AFP Photo/Loic Venance)
March 22, 2018, 8:19 pm
Worried about being on Facebook? Some options explained
From deleting to ‘deactivating’ to suing, what can users of the world’s largest social media giant do about its latest reported data breach?
By Laurent Barthelemy
US Defence Secretary James Mattis bids farewell to Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C-R) following their meeting in Riyadh on April 19, 2017. (AFP/Pool/Jonathan Ernst)
April 19, 2017, 8:47 pm
Trump may visit Saudi Arabia, says US defense secretary
James Mattis, en route to Egypt, Israel and Qatar, says during stop in Riyadh that US wants a ‘strong Saudi Arabia‘
By Laurent Barthelemy
Illustrative: Israel's first two F-35 stealth fighter jets on their maiden flight as part of the Israeli Air Force on December 13, 2016. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 28, 2017, 4:46 am
Pentagon chief orders review of F-35 fighter program
Just a month after Israel receives first batch of planes, Trump administration seeks ways to ‘significantly reduce cost’ of $100 million jets
By Laurent Barthelemy
This image, taken from video provided by the SITE Intel Group made available January 17, 2013, purports to show militant militia leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar. (AP/SITE Intel Group)
November 28, 2016, 9:04 pm
French strike likely killed arch-jihadist Belmokhtar: US official
American intelligence aided targeting of former Al-Qaeda leader behind deadly 2013 and 2016 African attacks
By Laurent Barthelemy
Smoke billows behind Iraqis as they arrive at refugee camp in the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul, on October 22, 2016 (AFP/Bulent Kilic)
October 22, 2016, 9:07 pm
Two killed, hundreds hurt by fumes after IS torches sulfur plant
Toxic gas from factory near Mosul causes breathing and vision problems for residents, force US troops to wear masks
By W.G. Dunlop and Laurent Barthelemy
This file photo taken on May 25, 2016 shows armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic forces as US special operations forces riding in the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa. (AFP/Delil Souleiman)
September 17, 2016, 1:22 am
US special forces deploy to Syria to back Turkey
Pentagon downplays footage of American troops being called ‘pigs’ and ‘infidels’ by rebel soldiers
By Laurent Barthelemy
Syrians run away from the scene of a reported air strike on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib on September 10, 2016. (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)
September 11, 2016, 4:24 am
For US and Russia, war in Syria is mainly in the air
Often working at cross purposes, the two nations are trying to leverage their airpower to turn the tide in the long-running conflict
By Laurent Barthelemy
Fighters from Iraqi pro-government forces inspect the damage at the Albu Aitha bridge north of Ramadi following an attack a military source said was carried out by the Islamic State (IS) group, May 12, 2016. (Moadh Al-Dulaimi/AFP)
May 15, 2016, 5:24 am
Efforts to counter IS propaganda bear fruit, experts say
US military, diplomats increasingly challenge jihadists online while social media companies seek and remove extremist accounts
By Laurent Barthelemy
File: An image made available by Jihadist media outlet al-Itisam Media on June 29, 2014, allegedly shows members of the IS (Islamic State), including military leader and Georgian native Abu Omar al-Shishani (Tarkhan Batirashvili) (L) and Sheikh Abu Mohammed al-Adnani (C), whose picture was blurred by the source to protect his identity, speaking at an unknown location between the Iraqi Nineveh province and the Syrian town of Al-Hasakah. (AFP photo/HO/Al-Itisam Media)
March 9, 2016, 5:12 pm
Islamic State ‘defense minister’ reported killed in Syria air strike
Washington official says jihadist leader Omar al-Shishani ‘likely died’ in recent US aerial assault
By Laurent Barthelemy
This undated image made from a video released by Islamic State militants on April 19, 2015, appears to show the killing of a group of captured Ethiopian Christians in Libya. (Militant video via AP)
January 30, 2016, 5:20 am
Obama looks to take fight to IS in Libya
18 months into campaign against jihadist group in Syria and Iraq, White House favors a push to retake Raqqa
By Andrew BEATTY and Laurent Barthelemy
American soldiers at a base complex in Iraq, December 29, 2014. (AFP/ALI AL-SAADI)
October 22, 2015, 9:23 pm
First US service member killed fighting Islamic State
American fatally injured during special-ops mission to rescue hostages held by Islamic State in Iraq
By Laurent Barthelemy
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, listens as he meets with members of Russia's Security Council in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Novo-Ogaryovo, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. (Alexei Druzhinin, RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
October 1, 2015, 1:04 am
A look at Russia’s military involvement in Syria
US skeptical that Moscow’s warplanes, tanks and even, inexplicably, anti-aircraft batteries are meant for IS
By Laurent Barthelemy
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, left, meets with Saudi King Salman at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on July 22, 2015. (AFP/POOL/CAROLYN KASTER)
July 22, 2015, 3:14 pm
Saudis seek US stand against Iran ‘interference’
Defense chief Ashton Carter arrives in kingdom to continue regional tour aimed at reassuring allies over nuclear deal
By Laurent Barthelemy and IAN TIMBERLAKE
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