South Asia
Pakistan: probe of PM over protester deaths
A Pakistani court ordered police to open an investigation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and cabinet members for killings of protesters in Islamabad's Red Zone.
Iraq
ISIS burns Syrian cannabis fields
The farmers of northern Syria have been forced to grow cannabis, with all other economic activity disrupted by war. Now they face harsh privation as ISIS burns the cannabis fields.
The Andes
Colombia: freed cartel hitman demands protection
The notorious "Popeye," personal hitman for late kingpin Pablo Escobar, was freed from prison—but is is receiving official protection from the Colombian government.
Palestine
Anti-Zionism, anti-Semitism and ‘bad facts’
Did a war surgeon who published an open letter protesting Israel's war crimes in The Lancet promote a David Duke video, as alleged by an Israeli journalist? We dive into the muck…
North Africa
AQIM renegades pledge fealty to ISIS
A new armed group calling itself the "Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria" has split from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and sworn loyalty to ISIS.
Best hope to destroy ISIS: indigenous resistance?
The independent Kurdish news agency Rojava reports that the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG) have formed a joint operations force to fight ISIS in the Euphrates Valley region of northern Syria. The YPG is aligned… Read moreBest hope to destroy ISIS: indigenous resistance?
Iraq
Best hope to destroy ISIS: indigenous resistance?
Indigenous resistance forces on the ground are fighting ISIS—but receive no solidarity from "progressives" in the West who make the question entirely about the US role.
Iraq
ISIS: will US intervention fuel sectarian war?
If Washington is perceived as leading an alliance that includes Iran and Hezbollah, this will augment the propaganda assistance loaned to ISIS with every US missile that falls.
Iraq
Obama, Assad and ISIS: our grim vindication
Obama has abetted the rise of ISIS through his cynical strategy of prolonging the war by giving the FSA just enough arms to maintain a stalemate but not enough to actually win.
North Africa
Libya: ‘war crimes’ seen in spiraling militia attacks
Libyan militia forces battling for control of Tripoli have engaged in attacks on civilians that may amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch says, calling on the ICC to investigate.
The Amazon
Amazon indigenous leaders killed by illegal loggers
Four Asháninka indigenous leaders, well known for their work against illegal logging in the Amazon, were murdered by presumed outlaw loggers near their home in eastern Peru.
Mexico
Mexico: demand investigation of military massacre
Human Rights Watch called on Mexico to ensure an "impartial and effective" investigation into the killing of 22 civilians by soldiers in a raid on a supposed kidnapping gang.