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Strict asylum rules and poor treatment of migrants are pushing people north to the UK
Associated Press via AOL· 2 days agoThe rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds...
Turkey: Arrangements Have Been Made
Strategy Page· 55 minutes agoJuly 14, 2023: NATO members are still trying to understand the logic behind caving to Turkish extortion and allowing Turkey into the EU (European Union). Turkey recently asked European Union ...
Refugee charity marks 25 years with fashion show
BBC via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoHandmade clothes, including traditional Kurdish, Afghan and Syrian dresses, were modelled with dance and singing performances [Jon Wright/BBC] A refugee...
Iraq: Bad Habits
Strategy Page· 2 days agoSeptember 8, 2020: The new prime minister (Mustafa al Kadhimi) is decidedly hostile to Iran. Such a meeting was important because Kadhimi is the first post-Saddam (2003) prime minister that ...
Nuri al-Maliki Fast Facts – KION546
KION 46 Salinas· 1 day agoCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1950 Birth place:...
Syria: Allies, Foes, Frenemies and Chimeras
Strategy Page· 5 days agoIran, Russia, Turkey, the United States and Israel are all present in Syria along with the Assad government and a considerable number of Syrian rebel groups who are still not united Everyone has different goals and a different (often con
Syria: Waiting For A Miracle
Strategy Page· 5 days agoMarch 25, 2019: Iran and Syria have made it official; Iran will assist the Assad government in regaining control of all of Syria and will back efforts to reopen all border crossings with Iraq ...
Dutch police arrest suspect in Spanish politician's shooting
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPolice in the Netherlands have arrested the suspected gunman in the shooting of a right-wing Spanish...
Syria: Iran Gets No Respect
Strategy Page· 2 days agoSeptember 4, 2018: Russia has moved 25 warships to the Syrian coast, apparently in support of the Syrian offensive against Idlib, the last rebel held province. The naval force includes submarines ...
Peacekeeping: Ignoring This Problem Makes It Much Worse
Strategy Page· 2 days agoJune 19, 2019: In northeast Syria the U.S. backed SDF (Kurdish led Syrian Defense Forces rebels) have a growing problem with ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) wives (and their children ...