Iran
US, Iranian forces converge on Syria
Some 5,000 US troops are in Jordan to participate in the multi-national Eager Lion exercises—just as Iran is sending 4,000 Revolutionary Guards to support Syria's Bashar Assad.
Tag: United Kingdom
Europe
‘Lukashenko Busters’ protest London stock exchange
A group calling themselves "Lukashenko Busters" protested outside the London Stock Exchange to oppose trading in companies that do business with wth the Belarus dictatorship.
Africa
UK reaches settlement with Kenya torture victims
The UK government reached a settlement agreement with thousands of Kenyans tortured by British colonial forces during the Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s.
Afghanistan
UK forces accused of illegally detaining Afghans
London-based Public Interest Lawyers accused the UK military of detaining at least eight men without charge at the temporary holding facility in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
Europe
The London attack: context vs. apologia —again
Reactions to the jihadist slaying of a British solider in London are polarized along predictable lines—emphasizing either the context of imperial wars or the threat of political Islam.
North Africa
AQIM manifesto found in northern Mali: report
A document found in a demolished building in Timbuktu purports to reveal plans by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb to establish "command and control" over northern Mali.
Southern Cone
Falklands fracas flares amid Antarctic anxieties
A new war of words between the UK and Argentina over the Malvinas/Falklands follows a similar one last month over a disputed region of Antarctica.
North Africa
Mali: Europe prepares intervention
Military experts from Africa, the United Nations and Europe have drafted plans to retake control of northern Mali, as West African nations prepare a request for armed intervention.
Europe
UK denies extradition request for Jordanian cleric
A UK immigration court granted the appeal of Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, blocking his extradition to Jordan on the basis that he could not receive a fair trial there.
Watching the Shadows
UK court approves extradition of terror suspects
The High Court of England and Wales approved extradition of five terror suspects to the US, after the European Court of Human Rights dismissed a challenge to the extradition.
Africa
UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture
The High Court of England and Wales ruled that three elderly Kenyans can sue the British government for torture they suffered while in detention under colonial rule in the 1950s.
Greater Middle East
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The US-led Coalition's ongoing failure to admit to, let alone adequately investigate, the shocking scale of civilian deaths and destruction it caused in Raqqa is a "slap in the face" for survivors trying to rebuild their lives and their city, said Amnesty International a year after the offensive to oust ISIS. In October 2017, following a fierce four-month battle, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—the Coalition's Kurdish-led partners on the ground—announced victory over ISIS, which had used civilians as human shields and committed other war crimes in besieged Raqqa. Winning the battle came at a terrible price—almost 80% of the city was destroyed and many hundreds of civilians lay dead, the majority killed by Coalition bombardment. In a September 2018 letter to Amnesty, the Pentagon made clear it accepts no liability for civilian casualties. The Coalition does not plan to compensate survivors and relatives of those killed in Raqqa, and refuses to provide further information about the circumstances behind strikes that killed and maimed civilians. (Photo: SDF)