March 2019. After almost five years, the battle to dismantle Islamic State’s brutal “caliphate” has ended with an announcement from US-backed forces that the militants have been driven out of their last stronghold of Baghuz. ISIS had held out for months against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the small oasis town on the Euphrates… Continue reading Mar 2019. The SDF declare ISIS is Defeated
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Mar 2019. The Christchurch Mosque Massacre Part 5
March 2019. With regards the New Zealand Terror Attacks, the Prime Minister there says new Gun Laws will be announced within days. Her cabinet has backed a ban on semi-automatic weapons, and the Prime Minister has urged owners to hand such guns in to the police. Among the families of the 50 victims, frustration has… Continue reading Mar 2019. The Christchurch Mosque Massacre Part 5
Mar 2019. A Palestinian KIlls an Israeli
March 2019. The Israeli Army has Raided areas in the Occupied West Bank after an Israeli Soldier was Killed. The Military says the Palestinian Stabbed the Soldier, took his Weapon and Fired at Civilians nearby, he then Fled the Scene. It happened outside the Illegal Ariel Settlement south of Nablus. It’s all over the Newspapers… Continue reading Mar 2019. A Palestinian KIlls an Israeli
Mar 2019. The Christchurch Mosque Massacre Part 3
March 2019. Christchurch, New Zealand – At about 2pm on Friday, when the gunfire at Christchurch’s Linwood mosque finally let up, Abdi Sheikh Hassan found himself underneath a pile of bodies. Hassan says he was at the front of the mosque’s prayer hall, close to the imam, when a man armed with an assault weapon… Continue reading Mar 2019. The Christchurch Mosque Massacre Part 3
Mar 2019. The Christchurch Mosque Massacres Part 2
March 2019. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s office received an Email with the Manifesto from the suspect behind the Mass Shootings at two Christchurch mosques, minutes before the Attack began. Ardern’s chief press secretary Andrew Campbell said that the email in a “generic” email account maintained by staff, and was not seen by the… Continue reading Mar 2019. The Christchurch Mosque Massacres Part 2
Mar 2019. The Christchurch Mosque Massacre Part 1
March 2019. Forty-Nine People have been Killed and 48 Wounded in Shootings at two Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the nation’s deadliest attack. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described it as a Terrorist Attack and one of New Zealand’s “darkest days”. A gunman identifying himself as an Australian live-streamed the rampage at Al Noor mosque… Continue reading Mar 2019. The Christchurch Mosque Massacre Part 1
Mar 2019. The War in Syria
March 2019. The War in Syria, which has so far claimed a Half a Million Lifes is Eight Years Old this month. President Bashar al-Assad has presided over the Conflict which has Displaced more people than any other crisis in modern times, more than Eleven Million People. Amongst the Victims are the Innocent Children who’ve… Continue reading Mar 2019. The War in Syria
Mar 2019. ISIS in Flight
March 2019. The Head of American Forces in the Middle East said remaining members of the Islamic State Group represent a serious generational problem which could sow the seeds for future Violent Extremism. Despite being on the verge of losing their so called Caliphate, General Joseph Votel said that we’re not witnessing a surrender of… Continue reading Mar 2019. ISIS in Flight
Mar 2019. Yazidi Refugees trying to get Home
March 2019. The defeat of the ISIL in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar in 2015 has left a power vacuum. The area is rife with various armed groups vying for control and the lack of agreement among them has prevented thousands of people from the minority Yazidi community from returning home. Sad. The World… Continue reading Mar 2019. Yazidi Refugees trying to get Home
Mar 2019. SDF final assault on Baghouz in Syria
March 2019. The United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have advanced into the final territorial enclave held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) where heavy fighting is under way. The Kurdish-led SDF expect the battle to be over “soon”, the head of the SDF media office, Mustafa Bali, said… Continue reading Mar 2019. SDF final assault on Baghouz in Syria