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ISIS members and their families are bussed towards Syria’s Deir al-Zour province on August 28, 2017 under a deal to end three years of extremist presence on the Syrian-Lebanese border. (AFP)
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Rohingya refugees reach for food aid at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. (AFP)
Obama’s Myanmar Legacy in Trouble and it’s not Trump’s Fault
One of former President Barack Obama’s greatest foreign policy achievements is at risk, and it has nothing to do with his successor, said an Associated Press report on Sunday. Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation that Obama helped usher back to democracy, has...Caption:
North Korea’s test launches have brought the possibility of a nuclear strike firmly back into the American consciousness. (AFP)
Five Myths about Ballistic Missiles
North Korea’s test launches have brought the possibility of a nuclear strike firmly back into the American consciousness. A recent survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found that three-quarters of Americans now consider North Korea to be a “critical threat”...Caption:
President of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani. (AFP)
Iraq’s Kurds Heading Towards Independence
Erbil- From the very first moment the majority of the Kurdish parties agreed to hold an independence referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan, Amid Nankali and a group of young people started to prepare for this process by raising awareness among citizens through social media...Caption:
A truck forced itself into the Christmas market near Breitscheidplatz, a popular tourist destination in western Berlin, a bit after 8 PM. On December 20, 2016 (Photo: Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski)
Who Stands Behind Terrorist Attacks in the West?
London- In the first detailed analysis of terrorist operations against European countries and the United States over the past years, a new report by international terrorism experts presents an overview of terrorists led by extremist ideologies and their affiliations....Caption:
Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba during their final circling at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca on October 6, 2014. (Reuters)