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Petraeus calls Syria situation ‘a geopolitical Chernobyl’
Former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus has warned about the ongoing conflict in Syria, saying the situation in the country is like “a geopolitical Chernobyl.” In written comments to The Washington...
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The Strange Irony Hidden Among The Highest Ranks Of ISIS
Every week, we bring you one overlooked aspect of the stories that made news in recent days. You noticed the media forgot all about another story’s basic facts? Tweet @TheWorldPost or let us know on...
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The hidden hand behind the Islamic State militants? Saddam Hussein’s
SANLIURFA, Turkey — When Abu Hamza, a former Syrian rebel, agreed to join the Islamic State, he did so assuming he would become a part of the group’s promised Islamist utopia, which has lured foreign...
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Syrian regime attacks everyone except ISIS, says King Abdullah
Jordan’s King Abdullah has pointed out that the Syrian regime appears to attack all dissidents apart from ISIS. Speaking to CNN on Friday, the Jordanian monarch wondered aloud why the group was...
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Pentagon: Kurds’ ethnic cleansing of Syria ‘unacceptable if true’
The Pentagon said yesterday that if Syrian-Kurdish fighters had indeed deported Turkmen and Arabs from their land in north-eastern Syria during fighting with the Islamic State (ISIS), their actions...
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Amnesty International slams EU over mishandling of refugee crisis
Amnesty International has lashed out at the European countries over mishandling of the refugee crisis in the continent. “The response to the refugee crisis in Europe has been piecemeal and incoherent...
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EU to ‘scale up’ deportation of refugees to Turkey
The European Union’s top migration official says deportations will intensify after the first group of refugees were returned to Turkey from Greece this week. EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris...
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Syria war: The Afghans sent by Iran to fight for Assad
As the five-year conflict in Syria grinds on, BBC Persian has found evidence that Iran is sending thousands of Afghan men to fight alongside Syrian government forces. The men, who are mainly ethnic...
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