The latest civilian-target- ed chemical weapons attack launched by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad prompted a re- taliation by the U.S., France, and the United Kingdom of 105 mis- siles, despite Russia’s efforts to prevent military action. These missiles targeted two locations near the west of Homs and a re- search center in the Damascus …
Syria, a country of 18.43 million, has now lived almost half a century under the rule of a dynasty of authoritative dictatorship and has, been fighting a civil war since 2011 that has seen over 500,000 casualties and nearly 400,000 of its own people living in siege. As the Syrian people continue to struggle, …
Trump has yet again made headlines this week, this time for dropping a MOAB. What’s the MOAB? The MOAB is the “mother of all bombs.” It was dropped on an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan last week. Touted as the largest non nuclear bomb ever, the MOAB had never been dropped in combat before and it’s…
The topic of the Middle East arises throughout the news again, whether this ranges from the television to the radio or even written in the newspaper. Why is it so important? How does this ongoing civil war have any impact on typical U.S. citizens, especially college students? Aren’t there better things to worry about other…
In the midst of the ongoing armed conflict, are neighboring countries allies or enemies? Syria has been a topic of conversation around the world for a while now: the country’s living situation, the refugees, terrorism. Syria’s neighbor, Turkey, has someway or another, been part of all the events that have happened in Syria lately. Even…