The U.S. led coalition’s battle to defeat the Islamic State (IS) appears to be entering its final stages. However, it coming at the cost of civilian lives is a terrible fact Syrians and the rest of the world have to live with. The coalition’s intense bombardment of Syria has been […]
“Yemen is where the real proxy war is going on and winning the battle in Yemen will help define the balance of power in the Middle East.” Iran is increasing its military support for Houthi forces in Yemen through the transfer of new technology and advanced weaponry. According to Taimur […]
Following the withdrawal of the last rebel fighters from the city, the Syrian army has announced that it has retaken complete control of Aleppo on December 22. After months of shelling and airstrikes by the Syrian army, an agreement, which was brokered by Russia, Turkey, and Iran routed the […]
Kenya has announced that it has extended the closing date of Dadaab refugee camp for six months, sparing 200,000 refugees to stay in its territory. The country took the measure after requested by UNHCR to do so. Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery, stated that the “volatile security situation in […]
2016 has become the deadliest year ever for refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean, reaching 3,740 so far. A latest drawing off Libyan coast has lifted the death toll, after the bodies of 90 refugees were recovered–many of them from African. Despite the fact that the number of refugees has […]
. New satellite images of North Korea’s activity at its nuclear sites have raised speculation over new nuclear test around its major national anniversaries in the coming days. The images show increased activities including large number of vehicles and people around three of the tunnel entrances at the nuclear test […]
For quite some time, Abubakar Shekau’s policy of targeting mosques and markets, where Muslims were among the victims, had been the center of conflict, creating the faction in the group. He has been criticized for killing his own people and living in luxury while fighters and many others from his […]
Russian military drills around its border with Ukraine have become frequent over the last 12 months. According to Corey Charlton, writer at The Sun, around 40, 000 Russian troops are massing on the country’s border with Ukraine and the USA has suggested that Russia is preparing for new incursions – raising fears […]
On Monday the South Sudanese government of Salva Kiir replaced Machar with General Taban Deng Gai after the previous vice president insisted on hiding near Juba unless an outside force intervenes. South Sudan’s prominent opposition leader, Riek Machar fled the capital earlier this month after a fierce conflict, which threatened […]
A large truck that slammed through a Bastille Day crowd took the lives of 84 people and injured around 100 on July 14 2016 in Nice, France. The driver of the truck first shot a gun into the crowd and then drove for two kilometers along the Promenade des Anglais, […]
