Peter Apps
Recent Stories By Peter Apps:
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Commentary: How long before North Korea can nuke a U.S. city?June 2, 2016
It’s the near future, and North Korea’s regime is on the brink of collapse. As rumors swirl of palace coups, forces on both sides of the world’s most militarized border are on heightened alert. The U...
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U.N. set to name coordinator on Syrian detaineesApril 21, 2016
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it would name a coordinator to probe the fate of Syrian detainees, a move sought by the opposition which accuses President Bashar al-Assad's...
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Clashes in northeast Syria kill 21 government troops: Kurdish officialApril 21, 2016
Five members of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish internal security force were also killed in the clashes that erupted on Wednesday and continued into Thursday, the YPG commander said, speaking on condition...
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Syrian PM: referendum on constitution to be held once government is formed - RIAApril 21, 2016
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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Commentary: Why Vladimir Putin should rein in his 'Top Guns'April 21, 2016
In the movie Top Gun, there is a running gag in which hotshot fighter pilot "Maverick" - played by Tom Cruise - insists on repeatedly "buzzing" U.S. Navy control towers in his F-14 Tomcat. Every time...
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After turbulent 2014, next year may be no calmerDecember 27, 2014
NEW YORK (Reuters) - From financial crisis in Russia to cyber warfare with North Korea, 2014 has generated new flashpoints right into its final days, setting 2015 up to be just as turbulent.Almost...
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West struggles with Russia's 'ambiguous warfare' tacticsNovember 27, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Russians crossed the border to fight with rebels in eastern Ukraine earlier this year, Moscow said the soldiers had not been deployed but had gone on their own vacation...
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Militant attack deaths soar to all-time high: reportNovember 18, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people killed in militant attacks worldwide jumped more than 60 percent last year to a record high of nearly 18,000 and the figure could rise further in 2014 due...
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U.S., Iran seek common ground against militants, but doubts persistSeptember 23, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whether Washington likes it or not, Shi'ite Iran, a key ally of the governments of Iraq and Syria, is all but certain to be a major player in the fight against the Sunni...
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As Islamic State fighters begin to blend in, defeating them no easy matterAugust 31, 2014
BAQIRTA Iraq/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - (This story has been refiled to fix a typo in the third paragraph, "involving", to make it "evolving") After their lightning takeover in June, flag-waving...
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From Syria to Ukraine, social media opens up warfareAugust 6, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 2013, Eliot Higgins used videos posted online from Syria to track weapons and pinpoint a chemical strike in Damascus from a computer in the English Midlands. This year,...
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U.S. military team in Ukraine to help airliner crash probeAugust 5, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small U.S. military team has arrived in Kiev to help investigate the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, the United States said on Tuesday, with more direct training...