Syrian warplanes struck several parts of Anbar province in Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 57 civilians and wounding 120 others. “Unfortunately, (the) Syrian regime carried out barbarian attacks against civilians in Anbar province,” Sabah Karkhout, the head of Iraq’s Anbar provincial council said Wednesday. The claims come as Iraqi forces continue fighting radical Sunni militants from […]
According to the United Nations human rights team in Iraq, at least 1,075 people, the vast majority of them civilians, have been killed in the country during the month of June, as a Sunni insurgency overtakes key areas of the country. There were at least 757 civilians killed and 599 injured in Nineveh, Diyala and Salah […]
Never mind the fact that President Barack Obama just sent hundreds of troops to Iraq (after inheriting a drawn-out war that he eventually ended), former Vice President Dick Cheney is still unhappy with the administration’s foreign policy. In an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, co-written with his daughter Liz, the Cheneys blast Obama […]
A suicide bomber detonated explosives at an outdoor World Cup screening site in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday night, killing 14 and injuring 26 people. Witnesses say a tricycle taxi was driven into the outdoor area in Damaturu, capital of Yobe state, before the explosion. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Boko Haram, the armed Islamic group […]
On Monday, President Barack Obama announced that he would position nearly 300 armed American forces in and around Iraq to help secure the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The President is also considering an array of options, including airstrikes or a contingent of special forces, for combating Islamic insurgents that pose a threat to U.S. assets. From the Associated […]
The San Antonio Spurs dominated the Miami Heat in the Finals and earned their fifth NBA title. Tim Duncan told reporters that the win was his all time favorite out of the previous playoff games he’s won. “It is sweeter than any other,” he said. “Whether it be because of the time frame, because I’m […]
7-year-old Mikayla Capers is in fragile condition after she was stabbed 16 times in the elevator of her Brooklyn apartment building, a heartless crime that left her friend dead. She is said to be slowly recovering at home, while 27-year-old Daniel St. Hubert, who stabbed her, is being charged with the murder of her friend P.J. […]
President Barack Obama has decided not to send U.S. troops back into combat in Iraq after news broke yesterday that Baghdad was scrambling to protect itself from insurgents. According to the Daily Mail, although Obama isn’t sending soldiers back into combat, he will be reviewing military options with his national security team. In a statement […]
As radical Islamists push forward in Iraq and the government scrambles to protect the capital from insurgents, the U.S. is caught in between, contemplating whether or not to send military assistance. If you recall, Kurdish forces took control of a provincial capital in the oil-rich north on Thursday and Sunni militants threatened to march on two […]
Vybz Kartel, the Jamaican dancehall recording artist, was found guilty of murder on Thursday. The 38-year-old, real name Adidja Palmer, was found guilty in the death of Clive “Lizard” Williams. Kartel reportedly beat 27-year-old Williams to death after one of his guns went missing. Three others were also found guilty in the two-month trial. Read about it […]
