Following last week’s airstrike that hit Turkish Forces in Syria, tensions in the Middle Eats have risen dramatically. As people flee for their safety from this eruption of chaotic violence, bordering countries have encountered a high influx of migrants. Greece specifically has been the main “promised land” that migrants leaving
This week another devastating attack hit Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. During the rush hour typical of the beginning of the week, a bomb-laden vehicle exploded at the control junction checkpoint, killing nearly 90 civilians and injuring many others. While no one has claimed responsibility for this act of terror, its resemblance
Just a month after the sudden withdrawal of U.S. forces from eastern Syria by the order of President Trump, he has since changed his mind and sent back nearly 600 troops in armed vehicles. This time, however, instead of protecting America’s allies, the Syrian Defense Force, the troops will be
In the last week, Iraqi security forces have established a curfew from midnight to 6am until further notice in response to the surge of anti-government protests. These protests and the violent response to them have broken the two-year streak of Iraq’s relative stability. Prior to these two years, Iraq had
The UN-run refugee center in Libya has recently started turning down masses of people, including women and children, asylum seekers have reported. Before the UN opened their facility in Libya, the main holding centers in Libya were government-run detention centers. These facilities are in such atrocious conditions that some refugees
Early on Saturday morning a neighbor of Atatiana Jefferson called a non-emergency police line for a wellness check as the lights were on and the door was opened at an unusual hour. What followed is something that neither this neighbor, nor anyone else, could have anticipated. Former officer Aaron Dean
This Monday, Extinction Rebellion (XR) has commenced their two-week stream of protests in London blockading entrances to Capitol buildings and disrupting traffic to ensure that they do not go unnoticed. XR is a relatively recent climate activist group, only founded in 2018, but has caught the attention of many that
Last Friday, during the weekly Great March of Return, Israeli forces opened fire killing 20 year old Palestinian, Saher Othman, and wounding dozens of others. This particular Friday was just like the any other since the peaceful demonstrations began in March of 2018. About 6,000 Palestinians stormed the border fence
This week the Taliban announced that it has lifted its ban on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and resumed protection of this staff in areas of high violence throughout Afghanistan. According to NPR, the ICRC is one of the most active humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan today. In
After years of violence, major political figures of South Sudan agree to meet to discuss a peace agreement in the country’s capital, Juba. Reik Machar, ex-Vice President of South Sudan and rebel leader for Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has agreed to meet the country’s current President Salva Kiir to
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is transferring $271 million from their constituent agencies toward funding border programs. According to NPR, of this $271 million, $155 million comes out of disaster relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). While it is correct and even common practice for DHS to
