Is Israel using medieval weapons against Hezbollah?
Footage circulating on social media shows Israeli soldiers using a medieval trebuchet and even bows and arrows to launch incendiary devices into southern Lebanon.…
Syria says it ‘did not and will not’ use chemical weapons
Syria's armed forces "did not and will not" use chemical weapons, even against jihadist groups, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem says.…
A drone built to hunt down other drones
As drones get cheaper and more powerful, even off-the-shelf consumer drones are being turned into weapons.…
Mosul mechanics fight IS group with wrenches
They are armed with wrenches instead of rifles and are rarely found on the front lines, but Mosul's mechanics say they are indispensable to the fight against the Islamic State group.…
Central African Republic struggles to disarm rebels
A major challenge facing the newly-elected government in Central African Republic is to take away weapons from various armed groups. Rival militias hold huge arms caches, following a sectarian conflict that began…