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A candidate belonging to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi’s Nasr (Victory) Coalition, has been removed from the running because of a sex tape of her circulating on social media. The candidate, Dr. Intidhar Ahmed Jassim, submitted her resignation this morning but has insisted that the footage is fabricated and part of a conspiracy to defame her. […]
With the United States and coalition forces mission to eradicate the Islamic State caliphate in Syria coming to a close, the Trump administration is looking to fill the void with neighboring forces should coalition troops pull out. Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister, Adel al-Jubeir, addressed the topic during a press conference in Riyadh held at the United […]
Russian journalist, Maxim Borodin, has died after falling five stories from his apartment balcony last week in Yekaterinburg. Borodin was essential in breaking the story about the Wagner mercenaries killed by United States military forces in Syria earlier this year when they attacked an oil refinery in Dier ez-Zor. The initial story included damning communications between […]
The SPG-9 is a recoilless rifle designed by the Soviet Union and brought into service in 1962 under the nomenclature of Kopye (Spear). It fires a 73mm projectile that travels at speeds of up to 700 meters per second and is stabilized by an expanding fin system like that of an RPG-7 projectile. The weapon […]
Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdish Regional Government, has expressed that relations between Kurdistan and Iran are in good standing and that the KRG is eager to resume flights between the two. During a press conference last week the Prime Minister said, “We are happy with the restart of flights between Tehran, Erbil and Sulaimani. […]
According to Turkish President Erdogan, the United States and its western allies seek to maintain control of the oil fields in northern Syria. Over this past weekend he said, “Those who are planning in Syria are planning on oil, and we will spoil this game. By supporting Syria, and making this country stay on its feet again, […]
Many representatives spoke at the Kiev Security Forum this year where they expressed hopes for Ukraine as a nation and raised awareness for Russian transgressions. Among these speakers was Republic of Lithuania‘s 13th Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, who was resolute in explaining that it is a mistake to discriminate between the “opinion of the Russian government” and the “opinion […]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is looking to acquire roughly $400 billion for Syrian restoration efforts from the Russian government. The Syrian president met with a delegation of Russian government officials over the weekend where he expressed that 7 years of war has badly damaged the country’s infrastructure. The “infrastructure recovery” will take the amount specified and […]
The United State’s 22nd Permanent Representative to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, has guaranteed Ukraine of the United States support for their induction into NATO. She expressed this confidently during a panel discussion at the eleventh Security Forum, which was set-up by the Open Ukraine Fund. She said, “We want Ukraine to become a NATO member, I can assure you. The […]
A bodyguard was killed in Kirkuk today when a car bomb exploded that was presumably intended for a passing politician’s convoy. Other members of the group were reported to be wounded with varying levels severity. At last count there were 12 injured and 1 killed. The attack happened in the Khazrayi district that is situated in the […]
It has been almost one month since Turkish military forces and their proxy militia the Free Syrian Army seized control of the previously Kurdish occupied city of Afrin. Now, residents and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) say that chaos and anarchy have taken hold of the once peaceful city. Looting, torture and killing have […]
As politicians prepare to begin campaigning for a chance to be chosen for a seat in Iraq’s parliament in Kurdistan and future elections, many have strong feeling towards the current state of affairs in the nation. Mala Bakhtiar, a high-ranking member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan political party, believes that the PUK and KDP […]