International military intervention

U.S. struggles to convince Iraqis it doesn’t support IS

BAGHDAD – For two years, U.S. airstrikes, military advisers and weapons shipments have helped Iraqi forces roll back the Islamic State group. The U.S.-led coalition has carried out more than...

DATE: May 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Protests disband after IS group carries out 2nd Iraq bombing

BAGHDAD – Anti-government protesters disbanded at least temporarily Sunday from the heavily fortified Green Zone they had stormed a day earlier after the Islamic State group carried out its ...

DATE: May 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. once again forced to turn to Russia for help on Syria

GENEVA – Scrambling to resuscitate a nearly dead truce in Syria, the Obama administration has again been forced to turn to Russia for help, with little hope for its desired outcome. ...

DATE: May 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama says new U.S. troops in Syria will be essential

HANNOVER, Germany – President Barack Obama on Monday announced the deployment of up to 250 U.S. military personnel to Syria, mostly special operations forces, to assist local troops trying t...

DATE: Apr 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Western Slope native tells of heroism during Benghazi attack

CIA agent tells Fort Lewis audience politics blur sacrifices made that night

DATE: Apr 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

With UN envoy in Damascus, IS takes Syrian town from rebels

DAMASCUS, Syria – The UN special envoy on Monday urged Syria’s warring sides to preserve the fragile U.S.-Russia-brokered cease-fire ahead of the next round of peace talks in Geneva this wee...

DATE: Apr 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Syrian cease-fire strained by new clashes ahead of talks

BEIRUT – Government forces and rebels clashed Sunday across northern and western Syria, imperiling a monthlong cease-fire ahead of peace talks in Geneva, while airstrikes pounded the Islamic...

DATE: Apr 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A look at how the Syrian conflict has changed the world

BEIRUT – The Syrian conflict has had an outsized impact on global politics. Five ways the world has changed: Rise of islamic state It was in the vacuum of the deteriorating Syrian...

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

In drills, U.S., South Korea practice striking North’s nuclear plants

TOKYO – The United States and South Korea started huge military exercises Monday, kicking off drills that will include rehearsing surgical strikes on North Korea’s main nuclear and missile f...

DATE: Mar 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Serbia: 2 hostages killed in US airstrikes in Libya

BELGRADE, Serbia – Two Serbian embassy staffers held hostage since November died in Friday’s U.S. airstrikes on an Islamic State camp in western Libya that killed dozens, Serbian officials s...

DATE: Feb 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama forced again to rethink troop numbers in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON – Fifteen years into the war that few Americans talk about anymore, conditions in Afghanistan are getting worse, preventing the clean ending that President Barack Obama hoped to i...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Abduction of Americans in Iraq raises fears about security

BAGHDAD – The abduction of three Americans from a Baghdad apartment over the weekend is the latest in a series of brazen high-profile kidnappings undermining confidence in the Iraqi governme...

DATE: Jan 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...

U.S. struggles to convince Iraqis it doesn’t support IS

Protests disband after IS group carries out 2nd Iraq bombing

U.S. once again forced to turn to Russia for help on Syria

Obama says new U.S. troops in Syria will be essential

Western Slope native tells of heroism during Benghazi attack

With UN envoy in Damascus, IS takes Syrian town from rebels

Syrian cease-fire strained by new clashes ahead of talks

A look at how the Syrian conflict has changed the world

In drills, U.S., South Korea practice striking North’s nuclear plants

Serbia: 2 hostages killed in US airstrikes in Libya

Obama forced again to rethink troop numbers in Afghanistan

Abduction of Americans in Iraq raises fears about security

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