Syria
News
Life in the Islamic State – Sharia Law but No Actual Government
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (also known as the Islamic State, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) has swept through eastern Syria and northern Iraq with astonishing speed and has left terror and destruction in its wake. Claiming to resurrect the ancient Islamic caliphate, ISIS’ reign of terror upon its […]
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Documentary
Video
Civil War in Syria: The Battle for Aleppo, Vice Documentary
One of the deadliest battle grounds in the Syrian civil war, Aleppo is also one of the world’s oldest cities. Vice News went inside this conflict zone to report on the brutal, ongoing war between the Syrian government under Bashar al Assad and various rebel groups fighting for control of the country.
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Europe
Russia Pivots East As Relations with the West Hit 25-Year Low
Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990’s, relations between the West and the Russian Federation, successor to the Soviet state, have improved when compared to their parlous condition during the era known as the Cold War. Recently, however, Russia under Vladimir Putin has shifted its stance in an eastward facing direction, […]
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News
Breaking News: United States President Barack Obama to Ask Congress for Authorization on Syria
United States President Barack Obama will ask the United States Congress for authorization for limited action against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria for use of chemical weapons against both the insurgent groups in Syria as well as innocent civilians. The use of chemical weapons is considered morally repugnant by many nations of the world […]
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News
Breaking News: New York Times Website DNS Attack by Syrian Army Group
Reports are surfacing that a group affiliated with the Syrian army has brought down the website for US-based media publication the New York Times. This comes ahead of reports that many nations in Europe are mobilizing for a potential strike in Syria. Such intervention is opposed by Russia who claims that such an international intervention will […]
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Headlines
Headline News August 27, 2013: Saudi Arabi and Russia in Secret Deal to Abandon Syria, All Liberian Students Fail College Entrance Exam, TEPCO Asks for Aid as Fukushima Crisis Worsens
Low Levels of Domestic Support in the United States for Syria Intervention Edward Snowden Employed Sophisticated Techniques to Elude Detection Saudi Arabia Reportedly Offers Russia Secret Oil Deal to Abandon Syria All 25,000 of Liberia’s Students Fail College Admission Exam Kurdish Leader in Syria Claims Assad Not to Blame for Chemical Weapons Attack Warplanes Spotted […]
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International Relations
US Secretary of State John Kerry Declares Confirmation of Chemical Weapon Use by Syria
United States Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed today what was revealed last week by international media, namely, that the government of Bashar al-Assad‘s Syrian government has used chemical weapons against its own people. Calling it a ‘moral obscenity,’ Secretary Kerry called on the world community to reject Syria’s actions and to respond collectively and […]
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