In March 2017, Jon Stephenson and political journalist/author Nicky Hager published Hit & Run: The New Zealand SAS in Afghanistan and the meaning of honour. The book explores an account of events detailing war crimes committed by the New Zealand Special Air Service (NZ SAS) in Afghanistan in 2010. It accuses
Protests have broken out across Russia against the extent of corruption in the Kremlin this Sunday. Widespread arrests have been made by police to combat the protests, with over 850 people arrested in Moscow alone. In dozens of smaller cities across the country, several hundred people came to protest. In
As Iraqi forces continue their advance towards key ISIS-defended districts in west Mosul, attention is now turning to what northern Iraq will look like once the jihadi group is defeated. Ministers from the Kurdistan regional government (KRG) believe that one option might be offering the Iraqi government the land that their peshmerga forces
Airstrikes in the Helmund district in Afghanistan have left 18 civilians dead, according to the UN and local sources. On Sunday, the UN reported that “on 9 and 10 February, international military forces conducted airstrikes in Helmand’s Sangin district reportedly targeting anti-government elements. [The UN’s] initial inquiries suggest that the
As the agricultural revolution swept across Eurasia some 10,000 years ago, humans developed the first defensive walls to help secure their goods, and prevent invaders from entering their cities. Walls have also been used to enclose regions and mark territory. According to Donald Trump, a wall is still good enough
A recent report from the UN has exposed the horrific extent of atrocities and human rights abuses committed by Myanmar’s security forces against the Royhingya in late 2016. The atrocities were committed as part of an “area clearance operation” in the region, in which hundreds were killed in the northwest
Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci believes a Serbian annexation of Kosovo could be coming up in the near future. On the 14th of January, Kosovan police denied a Serbian train entrance into Kosovo. The Train was painted with the national colours of Serbia and had the words “Kosovo is Serbia” written
A devastating double bombing attack in Baghdad on the 31st of December 2016, has killed 27 people and left 53 injured. The attack took place at the Al Sinak market, near the centre of Baghdad. The targeted area was known for its many workshops and wholesale markets and was usually
