The Allied Democratic Forces Attacks Two UN Peacekeepers in the DRC
On October 8th two United Nations peacekeepers were killed while 12 others were injured in an attack on UN military...
Alexandra Johnson
Iranian Influence in the Middle East: How the President and Congress can Respond
On October 10th Iran told the United States that it will keep “all options on the table” if President Trump...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Minority Populations in Iraq
In a Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee hearing on October 4th, former Congressman Frank Wolf and Dr. Denise Natali from the...
Hostage Situation in Raqqa as the Battle Comes Toward its Final Phase
The Islamic State is on the verge of losing it’s self-declared capital of Raqqa, as U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)...
Saudi Women Gain the Right to Drive
Saudi Arabia announced on September 26th that they will soon permit women to drive. This announcement ends a longstanding policy...
Defense Secretary Mattis misses Terrorist Attack after arriving at Kabul Airport
On September 27th U.S. Defense Secretary General James Mattis made a trip to Kabul, Afghanistan to pledge support for the...
Palestinian Gunman Praised After Killing Three Israelis
Three Israelis were killed and another injured by a Palestinian gunman in Har Adar, a Jerusalem suburb which straddles the...
Iraqi Kurds Face Tension from Iraq, Iran and Turkey after Independence Referendum
On Monday September 25th, the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) held an independence referendum on whether the KRG will begin to...
Iraqi Government Forces Attempt to Retake the Town of Hawija
As the fight against the Islamic State continues in Iraq, Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that the government forces...
Civilian Death Toll Increases in Nigeria and Cameroon as Boko Haram Continues Suicide Attacks
On September 18th, a dual suicide bombing at an aid distribution point in Konduga, in northeastern Nigeria killed at least...
Trump’s Nontraditional UN Address and his Stance Against Rogue Regimes
Leaders from around the globe assembled on September 19th for the United Nation’s General Assembly. President Donald Trump presented early...
Qatari Deal for Military Jets as the Gulf Crisis Persists
The Qatari and British governments have signed a “statement of intent” for the sale of 24 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets...
Baghdad Expels Kirkuk Governor, as Kurdish Independence Referendum Nears
On September 14th the Iraqi parliament voted to remove the governor of the Kurdish controlled region of Kirkuk from office,...
Did the Saudi embassy fund a “test run” for 9/11 hijackings?
The New York Post is reporting that new evidence suggests the Saudi embassy may have funded a "test run" for...
Israeli air strike on Syrian weapon facility
On September 7th Israel attacked a military site linked to the production of chemical weapons, in Syrian’s Hama province. The...
Is al-Shabaab shipping uranium to Iran?
On August 31st, in a letter to the U.S. Ambassador Somalia’s foreign minister, warned that Al-Shabaab forces have captured areas...