Afghanistan, particularly Kabul, is being fought over by IS and Taliban as they compete for international notoriety. IS carried out an attack in Kabul on an army post on January 29, killing 11 soldiers. Six people were killed in an attack on January 24 when a suicide bomber attacked a
U.S. forces involved in the Syrian Civil war openly support the YPG Syrian-Kurd militia who have clashed with Turkey in Northern Syria. Trump has warned Turkey not to bring the U.S. and Turkish forces into conflict with each other, urging cessation of its military operation in Northern Syria. The Turkish
There has been a public outcry in Austria after Freedom Party Interior Minister, Herbert Kickl, made a statement in which he declared that ‘basic services centres, suitable infrastructure that enables us to concentrate people in the asylum process in one place.’ This comes as the party’s leaders, Heinz-Christian Strache, has
Cambodia has been accused of ‘killing democracy’ after a recent crackdown on political opposition. Kem Sokha, leader of the opposition party in Cambodia, was arrested at midnight on September 3rd during a night raid on his home in Phnom Penh. His party, Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was then dissolved
Relations between the U.S.A. and Russia have taken an icy turn in recent years. These tensions have grown from international reactions to aggressive moves by Russia. While a natural reaction to aggressive behaviour by a state sanctions often increase tensions as they back the aggressor into a corner. They make
Violence in southern Thailand has been ongoing since 1948 and is considered as one of the longest-running Muslim insurgencies in Asia. However, a recent series of ISIS scares have spread fears of a new terrorist threat. Leaflets issued by militants often contain jihadist language and many see the violence as
Al-Rawdah mosque in north Sinai has been bombed by militants killing at least 232 people and injuring around 120. As Friday prayers on the 24th of November were finishing, four off-road vehicles approached the mosque and militants charged inside, gunning down worshippers. There were reportedly around 20 attackers and the
A CNN investigation has uncovered migrants, who are trying to reach Europe via North Africa, being auctioned off for as little as US$400 for manual labour within Libya. Cellphone footage of an auction shows African men as “big, strong boys for farm work.” These migrants have left their own country
On October 31, Australia’s detention camp on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea was closed. Nearly 600 refugees are refusing to leave, fearing discrimination within the local communities they are going to be resettled in. Meanwhile, the Australian government has cut off power and water and removed its people from the island.
November 2nd marked 100 years since the Balfour Declaration was issued. The declaration turned the Zionist aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine into reality. This was achieved through a public statement made by Arthur Balfour U.K. Foreign Secretary, which expresses Balfour’s support for the creation of a national
The city of Marawi in the Philippines has been declared liberated from ISIS forces on October 17 after five months of fighting. This follows the death of the leadership of the insurgent group the previous day. The battle has been described as the longest urban battle in the modern history
Egyptian police officers have been killed in a shootout with militants in Egypt’s western desert. The security forces went out into the desert after being reportedly tipped off about a potential militant hideout. Egyptian forces are currently fighting an Islamist insurgency in north Sinai, hundreds of kilometers north-east of the
Iraqi and Kurdish forces remain locked in an armed standoff in the disputed Kirkuk region after Iraq ordered the Kurds to surrender military positions. This follows the recent independence referendum held in Kurdistan, which suggested the incorporation of Kurdish majority areas, like Kirkuk, into an independent Kurdistan. Kirkuk Governor Najm
The U.S. asserts that they entered a war with Afghanistan because of the atrocious state of women’s rights in the country. The intervention is declared necessary to save these women and promote their rights. After 16 years of war, the state of women’s rights in Afghanistan is no nearer being
Up to 11 civilians have been reported injured and one killed in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Wednesday. According to The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), the strike was in response to an attack on Kabul’s Hamid Karzai airport, shortly after U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis
Congolese military forces have opened fire on a crowd of Burundian refugees. The attack occurred last Friday, on September 15. 39 Burundian refugees were killed, 94 injured, with 57 of them critical. The shooting began with what has been reported by Al Jazeera as a peaceful protest over the detention
Amnesty International has accused Myanmar of using anti-personnel landmines in the path of fleeing Rohingya. This follows what the Burmese military has called ‘clearance operations’ in response to attacks by Rohingya insurgents on Myanmar police. These attacks took place on the 25th of August 2017. The clearance operations against the
