For the sake of brevity, we’ll mostly focus only on common and modern types of shotguns. A firearm’s action is the mechanism by which the gun loads shells into its breech. First, you need to know that ...

Balochistan, Pakistan's largest but least populated province, has long been a hub of insurgency, with separatist groups accusing the government of exploiting its mineral resources while marginalising ...

Gun control vs. gun rights continues to be a hot-button issue in Oregon, with more than two dozen bills relating to firearms introduced this legislative session. None have yet to gain serious traction ...

One Qardaha resident told The Associated Press in a text message that government forces were firing with heavy machine guns in the town’s residential areas. Another said people had not been able to ...

But this week, a sandstorm on an earlier section of trail was no comfort to her tired eyes. A strong wind kicked up the silt on the surface of melting Tanana riverbeds, blowing it straight into ...

Syrian security forces battled for a second day on Friday to crush a nascent insurgency by fighters from Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect, with scores reported killed as the Islamist-led ...

who is suspected to be behind the insurgency – while at least 10 security forces members were kidnapped in Qardaha, Assad's hometown. The government ordered a 24-hour curfew in the provinces in ...

Ending the insurgency would remove a constant flashpoint in Kurdish-run, oil-rich northern Iraq, while facilitating efforts by Syria's new administration to assert greater sway over areas in ...

Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm. The statement from the ...