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Injured people are assisted after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London. (Reuters)

Terrorists Will Not Stop the People from Living

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 30, 2017 | Opinion

At the heart of the city of London, a wave of dead-end traffic once again clogged city veins as police forces enforced a security lockdown after a bearded man was arrested with a knife near Westminster offices, which were attacked last month. I asked the cab driver,...

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Marine Le Pen, French National Front party leader and candidate for French 2017 presidential election, visits the Salon des Entrepreneurs in Paris. (Reuters)

Marine Le Pen… Extremism Knocking on France’s Door

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 23, 2017 | Opinion

While French voters head to the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, the duet of extremism and counter-extremism has thrown its shadow on the country. The terrorist attacks claimed by ISIS have struck fear among the French people. Terrorist groups are the...

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An Iraqi man rides his bicycle near the front line in western Mosul on April 19, 2017.
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The Threat of ISIS beyond Mosul, Raqqa

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 20, 2017 | Opinion

Terror group ISIS has been pounded with consecutive strikes targeting the very foundations of its self-proclaimed “caliphate.” Military defeats in Syria and Iraq have undermined the group’s influence. Close to losing Mosul, and the battle for driving the terrorists...

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U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) fires a tomahawk land attack missile in Mediterranean Sea which U.S. Defense Department said was a part of cruise missile strike against Syria on April 7, 2017. Robert S. Price/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS

Shayrat Attack… Significant but Insufficient

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 9, 2017 | Opinion

Last week’s morning was a turning point in the US dealing with the Syrian crisis. When 59 missiles Tomahawk were launched towards Shayrat airport, this was the first direct attack by the |United States on Bashar Al-Assad regime since the beginning of the revolution...

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Protests in Bahrain have usually been marred by violence. (Reuters)

Iranian Militias in Bahrain

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 6, 2017 | Opinion

The quiet kingdom on the Arabian Gulf has experienced a tough crisis over six years of chaos, explosions and sabotage. Bahrain has been shouting loud for six years: This is not a revolution nor a peaceful protest, but a riot supported by Iran. The West, however, only...