The middle east is a mosh pit for conflict, destruction, and misery. The civil war that began in 2011 seems never ending to the refugee people. It all started with the protest of Arab spring, having violent and non-violent protesting that began in Lybia, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Bahrain. The Arabians wanted out of the regime but protests began to die… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/syria-civil-war-explained-160505084119966.html Initially, lack of freedoms and economic woes fuelled resentment of the Syrian government, and public anger was inflamed by the harsh crackdown on protesters. Successful uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt energised and gave hope to Syrian pro-democracy activists. Many Islamist movements were also strongly opposed to the Assads’ rule. In 1982, Bashar’s father, Hafez al-Assad, ordered a military crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood in Hama,… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2015/07/syria-refugee-crisis-150709120935092.html The Syrian refugee crisis remains one of the largest humanitarian crises since the end of World War II. The number of refugees who have fled the country now exceeds five million, including more than 2.4 million children, and millions more have been displaced internally, according to the United Nations. Syrians have poured across their borders since anti-government protests in 2011 spiralled… Read more »
Europe’s refugee crisis and the horrifying images seem to be imprinted into the American people’s consciousness in a way that you do not often see. American citizens and politicians have begun to call for the US to do more. The White House response: We are looking into it. More specifically, the state department says it wants to increase the number… Read more »
Mehdi Hasan goes Head to Head with Michael T. Flynn, former head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, on how to deal with ISIL and Iran. “When you drop a bomb from a drone… you are going to cause more damage than you are going to cause good.” Michael T Flynn In this Head to Head special from Washington DC, Mehdi… Read more »
from aljazeera Syrian government troops and allied forces have broken a three-year siege imposed by ISIL fighters on a government enclave in the eastern city of Deir Az Zor, according to Syria’s state media. Backed by Russian air support, the army and their allies had been advancing towards Deir Az Zor on several fronts in recent weeks, and on Tuesday reached the western outskirts of the city after… Read more »