Turmoil, as usual, plagues the middle east. Isis had been recently pushed out of Raqqa in Syria. This was considered ISIS’ stronghold. This is another huge win because ISIS is trying to make their own state but they don’t have the territory, money, or enforcement to do it therefore they are falling. Though ISIS was driven out, rebuilding the city… Read more »
Driving out ISIS is just the start — rebuilding Raqqa will take years By Haid Haid Updated 12:10 PM ET, Wed October 18, 2017 Pause Fullscreen Now PlayingRaqqa drone video… Raqqa drone video shows ISIS execution square 01:42 Haid Haid is a Syrian research fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at King’s College London. He is also a… Read more »
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27838034 Islamic State and the crisis in Iraq and Syria in maps 21 October 2017 From the sectionMiddle East Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Related Topics Syrian civil war A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters says it has seized control of the city of Raqqa,… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/isil-accused-killing-scores-qaryatayn-civilians-171023170441853.html ISIL accused of killing scores of Qaryatayn civilians 7 hours ago MORE ON SYRIA’S CIVIL WAR ISIL accused of killing scores of Qaryatayn civilianstoday FSA rebels: We would have won if not for Irantoday Syrian children’s hunger crisis worsens, aid groups blockedtoday Who will pay for the reconstruction of Raqqa?today ISIL has been accused of executing scores of people in a… Read more »
SOURCE: Aljazeera http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/171023172816517.html Kurds accuse Baghdad of troop build-up on region border 9 hours ago MORE ON KURDS In Kurdistan we need change, not theatricstoday Gorran says Barzani should resign after Kurdish votetoday Kurds accuse Baghdad of troop build-up on region bordertoday Abadi tells Tillerson: PMF is hope of Iraq and regiontoday The Kurdish leadership in northern Iraq has accused the federal government… Read more »
There are rising tensions throughout the middle east but this is especially prevalent in Iraq. Iraq has a large Kurdish population which recently held a referendum to declare independence. Similar things are happening in Spain with Catalonia. The Kurds are a different ethnicity than the rest of Arab Iraq which means there are tensions on these ethnic lines. Recently Iraq’s… Read more »
Iraq’s first non-Arab president, Jalal Talabani, has died By Tamara Qiblawi and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Updated 10:18 AM ET, Tue October 3, 2017 Former Iraqi President Jalal Talabani pictured in December 2010. Erbil, Iraq (CNN)Former Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, the country’s first non-Arab president, has died at the age of 83, his family said. His niece, Alaa Talabani, an Iraqi… Read more »
Why Israel supports an independent Iraqi Kurdistan By Ian Lee, CNN Updated 9:49 AM ET, Mon October 2, 2017 Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% 0:36 Source: CNN Independence vote complicates war on ISIS 02:50 Jerusalem (CNN)When Iraqi Kurds a look around, they see potential enemies to the north, south, east and west. The Turks, Iraqis, Iranians and Syrians all rejected last week’s referendum for… Read more »
Source: CNN ISIS leader seemingly breaks 11-month silence in audio recording By Tim Lister, Jim Sciutto, Ghazi Balkiz and Michael Callahan, CNN Updated 2:52 PM ET, Sat September 30, 2017 Play Current Time0:12 Duration Time1:58 Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% 0:12 Fullscreen Configuration Subtitles Now PlayingUS intel analyzing new… Source: CNN US intel analyzing new ISIS leader audio tape 01:58 (CNN)The leader of the… Read more »
Source: Aljazeera Interpol approves Palestinian membership bid Secret ballot seen as diplomatic win for Palestinian statehood, as Israel was actively seeking to postpone the vote. Delegates attended the 86th Interpol General Assembly in Beijing [Jason Lee/Reuters] Interpol has approved the Palestinian Authority’s membership bid, a new victory in its drive for international representation despite strong Israeli opposition. Israel lobbies hard… Read more »