Turkey-Backed fundamentalist Militias attack US Troops in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - US troops in Syria operating north of…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - US troops in Syria operating north of…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The whole Trump administration should resign in…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu filled the…
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Turkey-Backed fundamentalist Militias attack US Troops in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - US troops in Syria operating north of Manbij have been fired on twice in the last couple of weeks. The attackers are fundamentalist…Dozens of Houston Area Mosques are 24/7 Shelters without being Asked
ShiaWaves | (Video News Report) | - - "Houston’s Muslim community is at the forefront of helping those affected by Tropical Storm Harvey, which has flooded much of the fourth most populous…China smashes 2020 solar power target, leaves US & Europe in Dust
By Sam Morgan | ( EURACTIV.com) | - - China eclipses Europe as 2020 solar power target is smashed. China has reached its 2020 solar power target three years ahead of schedule,…Afghanistan: Pentagon Admits it Low-Balled Public on Troop Levels
TeleSur | - - The news comes prior to a boost in U.S. forces as part of Trump's “new approach” to quelling the Afghan insurgency. In a rare step toward transparency, the…The Criminals who amplified Harvey: Trump & Cabinet must Resign
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The whole Trump administration should resign in shame, since they have lied to the American people about the disaster of burning fossil fuels.…Epic Mumbai Flooding: 21 million People told to stay Home
India Today | (Video News Report) | - - "The water levels at many places receded in Mumbai, but the situation remains far from normal. The water levels are dipping across the…20,000 Civilians Trapped in besieged ISIL capital: “The Worst Place on Earth”
By Roshni Majumdar | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 2017 (IPS) - The battle to reclaim Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State of Iraq…US Prepares for More Airstrikes in Afghanistan
TeleSur | - - The number of U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan has already dramatically spiked since Trump took office in January. Fighter pilots at the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan are…Is Israel’s Netanyahu preparing for War on Iranian Special Ops in Syria?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu filled the ear of visiting UN secretary general Antonio Guterres with complaints about Iran and Hizbullah on the…Remember GOP in Texas opposing Aid for NY after Sandy? Now they want Aid
By Jake Johnson, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | - - Ted Cruz, who voted against a relief package for states impacted by Hurricane Sandy, urged President Trump on Friday to quickly…Barcelona: Nearly 500K march for Peace, against Islamophobia
TeleSur | - - Marchers, on Saturday, displayed signs and banners with various slogans. Some read, “No to Islamophobia,” “The best response: Peace,” and “I’m not afraid.” Almost half a million people…Iraq: Trump slams Iran, but Iran-backed Militias are key to taking Talafar from ISIL
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Shiite popular mobilization units (Iran-backed militias) have played a key role in taking of the northern city of Talafar from ISIL. The ninth…Mosul Youth rescue Books and Music in wake of ISIL Defeat
Special Correspondent | Mosul | (Niqash.org) | - - Two projects in Mouls show a different side to the devastated northern Iraqi city, as younger people there celebrate the end of the…Kushner tells Abbas Israeli Squatter Expansion can’t be stopped b/c Netanyahu Gov’t would Fall
IMEMC News | - - The U.S. delegation led by Kushner expressed openness to the two-state solution while refusing to commit to the 1967 borders, according to diplomatic sources who spoke to…Muslims well-integrated in Western Europe, but still face rejection
By Zoran Radosavljevic | EURACTIV.com | - - Muslims have come a long way towards integration into Western Europe, particularly in terms of language, education and work, but remain on the margins…Mission Accomplished: Iraq drops chapter on evolution from school textbooks
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | - - Iraq's education ministry has quietly dropped a chapter about evolution from its biology textbooks. The ministry has so far given no explanation…Qatar: New Law Gives Domestic Workers Labor Rights
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – Qatar’s adoption of a new law on domestic workers provides labor rights for domestic workers for the first time, Human Rights Watch said today.…Hezbollah and Syrian Army Liberate Large ISIL Enclave: Nasrallah
By TeleSur | - - Following the joint offensive, the Islamic State group only controls 40 square kilometers on the Syrian side, and 20 on the Lebanese side. A joint offensive between…Afghanistan is now officially James Mattis’ war
By Simon Reich | (The Conversation) | - - Donald Trump’s speech on his administration’s strategy in Afghanistan – in which he announced the introduction of an unspecified number of new combat…Shadowy US Covert Ops & Surveillance Abroad always Come Home
By Alfred W. McCoy | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - [This piece has been adapted and expanded from the introduction to Alfred W. McCoy’s new book, In the Shadows of the American Century:…