As of late, Iraqi forces have demonstrated a drastic improvement in handling the immense threat of the Islamic State. This has allowed the American-led coalition to be able to consolidate its efforts down to Baghdad as well as an al-Asad Air Base – more specifically, the U.S. is withdrawing from
Iraq is no stranger to protests. Specifically, in recent months, anti-government protests have been gaining momentum all throughout the country. The people of Iraq are tired of waiting on their government to enact on promised reforms and free and fair elections. Since the beginning of the protests, hundreds have been
Houthi rebels out of Yemen have launched a missile attack on Saudi Arabia, hitting a civilian airport in Southern Saudi Arabia. In this attack, there were a reported 26 people injured. In recent months, Houthi attacks have progressed with the Saudi airport attack being the most detrimental. The rebel group
Due to the recent events regarding Loujain al-Hathloul, a female activist in Saudi Arabia, many of the law enforcement and higher-level government intimidation and torture tactics have been brought into the public eye. Having been detained and imprisoned nearly a year ago, Loujain al-Hathloul, is currently facing trial in a
Al-Shabab continues its reign of terror through a move for power. The extremist group recently launched an attack on a Somali military base in Awdheegle, an area slightly Southwest of Mogadishu in the Lower Shabelle region. Al-Shabab used gunfire and a series of car bombs to carry out the attack,
Now former president of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev, was removed from office on charges of corruption. In an attempt to arrest Atambayev, the Kyrgyzstani government sent in security and special forces to his compound, armed solely with rubber bullets as to avoid any loss of life. Atambayev’s supporters, armed with guns,
Sudan is home to some of the worst human rights violations in the world today and, according to freedom house, it is one of the least free countries. Beginning in 2003, the people of the Darfur region were facing mass genocide. For further context, the Darfur region is in Western
On June 30th, an off-duty police officer shot and killed Solomon Teka. Teka was an 18 years-old, unarmed, and of Ethiopian descent. Ethiopian-Israelis (a community of 140,000) are often faced with daily acts of intolerance and racism. Despite the fact that roughly 36% of the 140,000 were born in Israel
In recent weeks, Hong Kong has become a hotspot for protests. In the most recent mass demonstration, organizers stated that some 230,000 people were drawn to march. With that being said, police forces estimated only 56,000 protestors. Regardless of the size, this was a protest of peaceful civil disobedience. The
Migrant rescue ship captain, Carola Rackete, was arrested in Italy. Rackete was part of the organization “Sea-Watch” and was the captain of the vessel Sea Watch 3. She was alerted of an inflatable life-raft off the coast of Libya and immediately began searching for the desperate migrants. After safely rescuing
Ethiopian forces identified General Asaminew Tsige as the man behind the recent coup attempt. This attempt left five senior government officials dead, including Seare Mekonnen (the now former Chief of Staff for Ethiopian national security) and Migbara Kebede (now former Attorney General). Immediately following the failed coup attempt, Asaminew went
Saudi Arabia ‘seeks to avert war, ready to respond with force.’ In light of current events, Saudi Arabia claims that it does not want conflict or war in the region. With that said, the country is fully prepared and willing to respond to violence with violence. This stance comes following
