Facing recurrent cycles of terror-violence in a “state of nature,” [1] Israel must defend itself in both law [2] and strategy ...

Patrick Dugan has been branded the “tough-on-crime” candidate, and is straight from central casting. But those close to him ...

During the 10-day-long gun battle, ISIS prisoners rioted and took ... Pic: Reuters An Islamic State fighter in Raqqa in 2014. Pic: Reuters 2004-2011: In the chaos that follows the US-led invasion ...

In 1991, Qatar participated in coalition efforts against Saddam Hussein by providing support during the Battle of Khafji along ... has increased by 85% since 2004, and it has now cracked the ...

The PKK was actually founded in 1978, it began its armed struggle against the Turkish state in 1984, and PJAK was founded much later in 2004. Elsewhere ... and Peshmerga in the early stages of the ...

The 2016–2017 Battle of Mosul would have been unrecognizable to Henri Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Unlike the defined front lines in the Battle of Solferino, ...

A man shops at a local market during the holy month of Ramadan in Mosul, Iraq, on March 18, 2025. Photo: Xinhua A man shops at a local market during the holy month of Ramadan in Mosul, Iraq ...

Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small ...

Little by little, plans are leaking out regarding the imminent battle to remove so-called Islamic State (IS) from Mosul, Iraq's second largest city. Michael Fallon, the UK defence secretary ...