The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...

Abraham Lincoln wanted peace, for the war to end. He expressed his desire to "bind up the nation's wounds" in his second ...

Barrel bombs believed to contain a highly flammable liquid have been used in airstrikes in South Sudan as escalating violence ...

Residents in the South Sudanese capital Juba awoke Wednesday to the sound of artillery as clashes between rival factions threaten a return to civil war. "People are in a panic. They feel the country ...

Nearly two years on and it’s back to Khartoum for Sudan’s civil war. The forces of junta leader Abdelfattah al-Buhran ousting ...

Chad has condemned a senior Sudanese general's threat to target its airports, calling it a "declaration of war". Its foreign ...

Patrick Chaisson, a retired Army officer, Schenectady resident, and magazine writer, will speak about “Strange, Unusual and Innovative Weapons of the U.S. Civil War” during a free talk on ...

Israel resumes Gaza offensive with U.S. support, targeting Hamas leadership as hostage talks stall and military pressure ...

While the heroes of the War of Independence fought for freedom, there were Greek politicians who betrayed them for money and ...

The bloodletting between Alawites and forces backing Syria’s new government surprised many. But tensions had been building ...

The Lebanon ceasefire is also interconnected with many of the Trump administration's other Middle East policy priorities.