November 12 at approximately 9:18PM, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing around 400 and injuring more than 7,000, and search parties have scoured the region for survivors over the past week.
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Due to awful battle that raged on for eight months, more than 920,000 people have been displaced in Mosul.
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Iraqi forces have recently recaptured several villages in Southern Mosul, as they move towards an assault on the last area held by the Islamic State group.
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Mohammed Syed Staff Writer 45 miles north of Mosul, there lies a reservoir of 11.1 billion cubic meters of water.
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While U.S. and Russian lead airstrikes alike continue to target major ISIS strongholds in Syria and Iraq, a significant blow against the militants has been struck.
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The Islamic State’s territory, factored in with Palmyra and Iraqi advances beyond Ramadi, has shrunken by a combined 22 percent of its total unofficial territory.
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Former chief engineer Nasrat Adamo stated that the level of maintenance needed to shore up the flaws in the dam basically evaporated after its occupation by the Islamic State in the summer 2014. “The machines for grouting have been looted. There is no cement supply. They can do nothing… All we can do is hold our hearts.”
Read moreFollowing the attacks, France had an immediate military response, which harkens to its power as a European country, a member of the EU and NATO, and holder of secure ties with the United States, the world’s most powerful military force. All of these attributes play out in a cold-war revision era where Russia is once again becoming a dominating and conflicting player in the Middle East. This cannot also be said for Iraq or Lebanon.
Read moreContinuing further into ISIS territory will require a delicate balancing act in order to support the fighters while mollifying a Turkish government fearful of a well-armed PKK.
Read moreBBC reports that the Islamic State group has recently been deemed responsible for the destruction of numerous antiquities. In light of the mass destruction, media outlets have raised the question as to the motives behind the Islamic State’s actions. One possible explanation lies in the group’s ultimate goal: forming a caliphate that represents their interpretation of the Islamic State.
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