According to the United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR, more than 70,000 Kurdish refugees are rushing towards the Turkish borders following news from Syrian and Turkey Kurdish fighters that Islamic State (IS) militants are closing into the Kurdish safe zone. Villages conquered by the IS towards the village were described as “genocidal operations.” A Kurdish commander…
After Sunday, Pakistan’s peaceful protests against the resignation of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad had turned into a national crisis. The main road that linked Iraqi Parliament to different government buildings in central Islamabad appeared war torn after paramilitary and police forces clashed with civilian protesters under the command of Cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri and…
The US Air Strikes have opened a window of opportunity for a broader campaign that can finally take the US air strikes against the Northwest stronghold of the Islamic State. The recent success of re-taking the Mosul Dam had proved the effective coordinated strategy of air strikes important in the continuing campaign against the IS….
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki refuses to hand in his resignation despite the US provision of air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The US views Maliki’s sectarian policies as the driving force behind the Sunni Militant groups’ attacks. Currently, the ISIS holds Iraq’s biggest oil refinery in Baiji. Iraqi Foreign Minister…
Iran, the strongest regional ally of the Syrian regime, continues to support the Syrian government by supplying it with food and aid. However, the United States accuses Iraq of allowing Iran to use its airspace to help deliver military weapons and equipment to the Syrian regime. Iraq states that the U.S. must provide evidence first…