Fighting the Islamic State with Iraq’s Golden Division: The Road to Fallujah
In 2014, Islamic State militants swept into Western Iraq’s Anbar Province, overrunning Iraqi security forces, enslaving minorities, and causing thousands to flee … source
Dozens die in South Sudan plane crash
A cargo plane with passengers on board has crashed on take-off at the main airport in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. There are reports from the scene of ……
Syrian archeologist ‘killed in Palmyra’ by ISIL militants
Islamic State militants have executed an antiquities expert in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Khaled Assad was taken hostage by the group shortly after they … source
Man arrested in Germany over food blackmail threats
Police in Germany have arrested a 55 year-old man on suspicion of threatening to poison food in supermarkets unless a large sums of money was paid … source
Palmyra arch ‘destroyed’ by ISIL
Islamic militants have reportedly destroyed the Arch of Triumph which is a major monument in the 2000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra. Since capturing the … source
Twelve behind Barcelona attacks, say Spanish police
Spanish police say they now believe that 12 people were behind the Barcelona attacks. One man is still on the run. Spanish and French Border security has … source
With Russia on its mind, Georgia looks to EU
Georgia is waiting at the EU’s doorstep. The country, in the South Caucasus, has been working hard for more than 13 years to move as close as possible to the…
Clashes erupt on frontline of disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh
Clashes have broken out on the frontline of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in a violation of a ceasefire. Azerbaijan and the ethnic Armenian forces in … source
CERN hopes new particle accelerator will bring new discoveries
There were celebrations on Tuesday at CERN, the European physics research centre in Geneva, as it inaugurated its new particle accelerator which will … source
UN accuses people traffickers of drowning migrants off Yemeni coast
Things could hardly get any worse in war-torn Yemen, but at least 55 people have been killed and many more are missing after people traffickers threw migrants … source