STRIPES (Seth Robson) - US embassy warns Americans in the Philippines after deadly rebel clashes | Stars and Stripes
U.S. State Department warns Americans in parts of the Philippines to avoid armed groups after deadly clashes with communist rebels.
NYTIMES (Federico Rios) - What Happened After The New York Times Found a Cartel Mine on a Colombian Military Base
Officers denied that an illegal, large-scale gold operation was underway within earshot of their posts. But we had seen it with our own eyes.
NYTIMES (Ruth Maclean) - Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali
The armed group JNIM claimed to have seized two key cities and destroyed the defense minister’s residence in a coordinated offensive that experts said was a major escalation in yearslong hostilities.
NPR (Jewel Bright) - Mali hit by wave of coordinated attacks from armed groups
Gunfire and explosions have rocked Mali's capital Bamako and other key cities in one of the most significant coordinated attacks in years, as armed groups, including jihadist insurgents and separatist rebels exploit worsening insecurity in the Sahel region.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Central Haitian town descends into fire and bloodshed from gang warfare
Violence erupted in the central Haitian town of Petite-Rivière de l'Artibonite early Sunday morning as a powerful gang warred with a vigilante group.
NYTIMES (Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Federico Rios) - Ahead of Colombia’s Elections, Violence on the Campaign Trail Rattles Politicians
Politicians in Colombia have increasingly become targets of violence. A rise in kidnappings, death threats and assassinations has shaken the country ahead of the vote.
NYTIMES (Annie Correal and Shawn McCreesh) - Trump Assembles a New Coalition to ‘Eradicate’ Cartels
At a gathering in Florida, the president asked the leaders of a dozen Latin American nations to help the U.S. military crush armed trafficking groups.
NYTIMES (Max Bearak and Simón Posada) - How $600 Drones Are Outsmarting Colombia’s Billion-Dollar Military
Security officials say easy access by guerrilla groups to commercial drones, cheaply modified into deadly weapons, has put the nation’s army on its heels.