Map wars in the Middle East: How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflict
This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...
Why Trump is on the warpath in Somalia
Finding and fighting the militants who have become the beating heart of the Islamic State (IS) group in Africa can be tough ...
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In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich province is left in limbo
That has irked Turkey, which supported the rebels now controlling Syria. Turkey considers the SDF to be an offshoot of the ...
Middle East latest: US allies, adversaries quickly reject Trump's proposal to 'take over' Gaza Strip
President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian ...
Defeating the Houthis
President Trump has re-designated the Houthi rebels of Yemen as a foreign terrorist organization. That they deserve the label ...
Nearly a week after rebels took over the Congolese city of Goma, hospitals are overwhelmed
At least 773 people were killed in the eastern city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, ...