…from SouthFront ISIS has reportedly deployed large reinforcements, including experienced infantry and technicals, from the terrorist group’s strong points in the eastern Salamiyah countryside in order to retake the strategic town of Sukhna from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies. According to reports, a notable ISIS force is still shelling government forces from […]
Sunday marks the 72nd anniversary of the first nuclear weapon ever used in warfare in human history, when an atomic bomb, codenamed “Little Boy”, was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Three days later, a second atomic bomb landed in Nagasaki, Japan. MOSCOW (Sputnik), Tommy Yang — An 85-year-old survivor in the […]
Washington continues to misread Moscow, Russian economist Ivan Danilov writes for RIA Novosti. Instead of “bending to the will” of US policymakers, the Russian leadership clearly signals to Washington that it perceives the White House’s assertiveness not as a sign of strength but as a sign of weakness. Washington misreads Russia and makes flawed prognoses […]
Sputnik: The US air force has carried out an airstrike on Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units close to the Syrian border, a PMU source told Sputnik. Tensions Rise in Sinjar as Iraqi Militia Occupies Villages Liberated from Daesh The US air force has carried out an airstrike on an Iraqi militia unit called Seyid Suheda, which belongs to Iraq’s […]
Asif Haroon Raja Overview Pakistan has, since birth, been faced with one crisis after another. Tense geo-political environment created by hostile India and unfriendly Afghanistan was the motivating factor which impelled our leaders to accord preference to security over developing institutions and strengthening the economy. Security concerns governed our foreign policy. Pakistan joined western pacts […]
US Special Forces are operating in Lebanon ahead of an imminent battle with Islamic State group militants holed up near the north-eastern border with Syria, the US department of defence has confirmed.
