U.S. appears to drop anti-tank mines in Iranian village near Shiraz, analysts say

The U.S. may have dropped anti-tank mines over a village in southern Iran, the open-source research group Bellingcat reported Thursday, as images posted on social media appeared to show American BLU-91/B scatterable anti-tank landmines in the southern suburbs of Shiraz. Iranian state media reported that “explosive packages” slightly larger than tuna cans had been dropped … Read more

Insurgents raid village in South Sudan, killing at least 169 people

At least 169 people were killed after insurgents raided a village in a remote area of South Sudan, a local official said Monday. It’s the latest bout of sporadic violence that has left the country teetering on the verge of full-blown civil war. The victims, including 90 civilians, were attacked on Sunday in Abiemnom county, … Read more