Palestine and Israel continue on their long aged conflict of who gets what. Both nations would like the land of and around Jerusalem, and Palestine’s grip on it has been slowly peeled off by the state of Israel. In reaction to the lack of satisfaction from both nations, protest have become extremely violent with thousands injured and hundreds dead, many… Read more »
Iraq like much of the middle east is unstable. Due to the instability, upholding the rights of their people has been pushed aside as a priority, and maintaining control comes to the forefront. “The International Commission on Missing Persons estimates that the number of missing people in Iraq ranges from 250,000 to one million people. According to the International Committee… Read more »
The conflict in Yemen has been going on since 2014. What was initially a civil war between the government and the Houthi rebel group shifted into a regional war with involvement from Saudi Arabia and the UAE. I understand the thought process of Saudi Arabia and the UAE and their wanting to get involved to help stop the rebels, but… Read more »
A few weeks ago a Syrian missile sold to Syria by Russia, shot down a Russian plane and killed 20 people. The Syrians claimed it was an accident and that the Israelis are responsible for the accidental friendly fire. The Israelis, who are backed by the United States, launched a series of attacks on Syria with their f-16 fighter jets…. Read more »
Russia and Turkey agreed on borders of the demilitarised zone around Syria’s Idlib, part of a deal aimed to prevent a military assault on the last rebel enclave, Russia’s top diplomat said. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the announcement on Friday as his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said he and Lavrov would meet Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in New York… Read more »
In early September, the Trump administration finally announced what various officials had been suggesting over the past months: that US troops will stay “indefinitely” in Syria. US President Donald Trump signed off on this reversal in policy after previously declaring that he wanted to pull US soldiers out of the country.
Despite more than three years of war, Yemen, the scene of the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, still struggles for its fair share of the world’s attention. Since March 2015, the Saudi-UAE military alliance has carried out more than 16,000 air raids, almost one-third of which have struck non-military sites. These attacks have targeted weddings and hospitals, as well as water and electricity plants, killing and wounding thousands. According… Read more »
Earlier this month, Syrian regime forces hoisted their flag above the southern town of Daraa and celebrated. Although there is more bloodletting to come, the symbolism was hard to miss. The uprising that began in that town on March 6, 2011, has finally been crushed, and the civil war that has engulfed the country and destabilized parts of the Middle… Read more »
Russia has said Syria shot down one of its military planes – but laid the blame for the deaths of the 15 personnel on board with Israel. The defence ministry said Israeli jets put the Il-20 plane into the path of Syrian air defence systems on Monday after failing to give Moscow enough warning of a strike on Syrian targets.
Masked gunmen have shot dead a human rightsactivist, and mother of four, outside a supermarket in Basra, Iraq’s southern city wracked by violent protests. A police official said Soad al-Ali, 46, who has been involved in organising protests demanding better services in the city, was killed instantly on Tuesday by the attackers who fled the scene after shooting at her and her… Read more »