Mosul’s Blood-Soaked Liberation
Due to awful battle that raged on for eight months, more than 920,000 people have been displaced in Mosul.
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Author: Mohammed Syed
Capture of Oil Fields in Libya Leads to Civilian Abuse
Libya’s population of 1.5 million has been under fire for the last two years, in growing tensions and violence heightened by the Mediterranean refugee crisis and the competing government’s conflict over capturing Libya’s oil ports.
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Turkish Forces Move Forward on Al-Bab
Turkish jets have been striking targets in the al-Bab region of North Syria in an operation carried out with Syrian rebels signaling a move towards the Islamic State stronghold in Raqqa.
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South Orange Ponders Sanctuary Status in the Wake of Trump’s Travel Ban
The village of South Orange joined a growing amount of New Jersey municipalities in addressing the travel ban challenged in a California appeals court on February 2.
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Deteriorating Dam Poses Ongoing Threat to Iraqi Citizens
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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Human Rights Watch Report Reveals Stifled Speech in Gulf States
The report also features the stories of prominent activists such as Nabeel Rajab and Zainab al-Khawaja from Bahrain, Waleed Abu al-Khair and Mohammed Fahad al-Qahtani from Saudi Arabia, and Ahmed Mansoor and Mohammed al-Roken from the United Arab Emirates
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Hurricane Matthew Wreaks Havoc on Caribbean and American Southeast
Water surged to the roof lines of houses in Princeville, North Carolina last Thursday as Hurricane Matthew continued its campaign of widespread destruction and collateral damage. The United States was the last stop on the trail of the three-week long Category-Four hurricane.
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Despite Saudi Precautions, Hajj Sees Low Attendance
Saudi Arabia issued electronic bracelets to attendees and also increased the use of surveillance cameras to track the flow of traffic throughout the momentous event.
Read moreCharlie Hebdo Refuses to Back Down
Cherif and Said Kouachi’s actions shook France to its core on Jan. 7, when they forced their way into the office of French weekly satirical newspaper “Charlie Hebdo”, armed with assault rifles, and massacred eleven people, additionally injuring eleven, in hatred of the magazine’s constant lampooning of Islam.
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