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Swarm of Drones attack Russian military base in syria- analysis post

Russia says it has identified the launch location from where a swarm of armed drones began their attack on two of its military bases in western Syria on Saturday. About 10 rigged drones with explosive devices went over Russia’s Hmeimim air base while a further three targeted the Russian Naval CSS point in the nearby city. The russians at the base… Read more »

Yemen: Trapped in crossfire of regional power struggle

For more than a decade, Mohammed Hassan felt secure in his job inspecting and offloading goods as food, oil and medicine were shipped into the Red Sea port of Hodeida. Yemen’s largest cargo port has long been the main artery for the country and Mr Hassan always believed ships would dock there, even as conflict tore his nation apart.

Inside Mosul Dam, Iraq’s biggest potential weapon of mass destruction

From the crack of dawn to a starry dusk, hundreds of technicians from around the world can be seen against a backdrop of pale-colored mountains and a still, sapphire reservoir. It appears serene and picturesque, but those workers are rushing to salvage Iraq’s deteriorating Mosul Dam – which was once under ISIS control and straddles the Tigris River just 40… Read more »

Syria War- Analysis Post

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Jan Egeland told the BBC the failure to persuade the Syrian government, their ally, to allow desperately ill children to be evacuated from the Eastern Ghouta showed “complete impotence”. Even though countries don’t get along the best, they still should have enough heart to help the desperately  ill children. Punishing people who don’t have a choice yet on who they… Read more »

Libya yearns for normality

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One year on from a military campaign that successfully expelled so-called Islamic State (IS) from its Libyan stronghold of Sirte, residents have complained of the scale of destruction that remains. Months of fighting left scenes of devastation similar to those seen recently in the Syria city of Raqqa, where IS was pushed out in October. The IS reign in Sirte… Read more »