‘We didn’t come here to kill’: Hundreds of ISIS wives, scarred kids stranded in UN-backed Iraqi camp

The constant fear of revenge and bleak hopes of returning home are the factors that shape the lives of former wives of Islamic State militants with whom RT met at an Iraqi army camp. Many claim they only followed their terrorist husbands along an ill-fated route. Hundreds of women, mostly of Turkish, central Asian, Russian […]

North Korea promises ‘powerful counter measures’ in response to UN-backed sanctions

KNS/AFP/Getty Images VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – North Korea on Thursday pledged to take “powerful counter measures” to respond to U.S. pressure or any new sanctions against it over its missile program, accusing Washington of wanting war. Pyongyang’s pledge, made in a statement by its delegation to an economic forum in Russia’s Far East, came after […]

Tripoli death toll mounts as ‘Libya revolution hero’ clashes with UN-backed govt forces

Heavy battles continue to rage in Tripoli as rival factions duel for control of the Libyan capital. The assault on the UN-backed government is led by a Misrata commander whose success in the anti-Gadaffi rebellion was secured by the 2011 NATO intervention. Clashes persisted in Tripoli Saturday between militias loyal the self-proclaimed National Salvation Government […]

Over 140 killed in Libya after militia allied with UN-backed govt ravages rival military base

Dozens of troops and civilians have reportedly been slaughtered in an attack on an airbase in southern Libya. The attack was blamed on the militia backing the Tripoli-based government of National Accord (GNA), which denies that it sanctioned the carnage. The attack unfolded Thursday afternoon at Brak Al-Shati airbase, which since December has been under […]