Tag: Syria
These are the 10 most dangerous countries in the world in 2019
The latest Global Peace Index has a new least peaceful country, assessed on metrics like political instability and deaths from conflict.
Afghanistan is officially the most dangerous country in the world — more proof the US war there has failed
The US has been fighting a war in Afghanistan for nearly two decades. Peace talks are stalled and ISIS is reorganizing there after its defeats.
Trump tried to convince lawmakers his Syria pullout was popular by having his social media director read Twitter
"Get Dan Scavino in here," Trump reportedly said at a meeting to persuade skeptical lawmakers of the popularity of his abrupt pull-out from Syria.
People think ‘Game of Thrones’ season 8, episode 5 was a big metaphor for the US’s disastrous Iraq War
In the latest episode, a lot of people think Daenerys Targaryen essentially turned into former President George W. Bush. Warning, spoilers ahead.
Facebook shut down 49 groups being used by looters to sell stolen ancient artifacts like Roman mosaics
Working in co-operation with Syrian archaeologists, the BBC monitored Facebook groups where antiquities including Roman mosaics were put up for sale.
Experts say that ISIS’ leader is taking a big risk to capitalize on the Sri Lanka attacks — and that it’s a ‘big middle finger...
One expert described a new video as the ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's "way of saying that he's still in control and is still calling the shots."
A nurse from New Zealand was kidnapped by ISIS in Syria more than 5 years ago. Her abduction was just made public for the first time.
The Red Cross ended a media blackout on the case. It believes there are new opportunities to find Akavi because ISIS lost its last territory in Syria.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rand Paul, Ilhan Omar, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to Trump urging the president to remove US troops f...
The letter from the bipartisan lawmakers urged Trump to continue with the troop withdrawal and go forward with a similar move in Afghanistan.
ISIS’ ‘caliphate’ is no more — 14 photos of its last days under a US-backed onslaught
Five years after ISIS stormed across Iraq and Syria, the group's final territory has been liberated from militants who dug in with tunnel networks.
Netanyahu joins Trump at the White House as the president officially recognizes the Golan Heights as part of Israel
"Today I am taking historic action to promote Israel's ability to defend itself," Trump said at the joint announcement.