Independent assessments suggest just the opposite. Data from the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland show, for example, that terror attacks have spiked over the last decade, roughly coinciding with AFRICOM‘s establishment. Before it became an independent command in 2007, there were fewer than 400 such incidents annually in sub-Saharan Africa. Last year, the number reached nearly 2,000.
Similarly, the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, which uses media reports to monitor violence, shows that „conflict events“ have jumped precipitously, from less than 4,000 to more than 15,000 per year, over the same span.
Yet, thanks to the insatiable rush to tap every last drop of oil and gas from the depths of the earth’s crust, earthquakes are fast becoming the new norm in “fly-over country”.
Auf dem G20-Gipfel in der ostchinesischen Stadt Hangzhou, der an diesem Montag zu Ende geht, haben sie sich darauf geeinigt, die Förderung der digitalen Wirtschaft zum neuen Schwerpunkt zu machen. Sie hoffen auf die vierte industrielle Revolution, auf Industrie 4.0.
According to the Guardian, Adel Al-Jubeir is set to hold the briefing on Wednesday just hours before the select committee on the control of arms exports convenes to debate whether or not to ban arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi foreign minister‘s private meeting with MPs branded a ‚lobbying visit‘ amid growing evidence UK-made weapons used on Yemeni civilians
MPs have been been forced to flee the Houses of Parliament amid fears the historic building was on fire.
Labour MP resigns position heading committee, saying: „Those who hold others to account, must themselves be accountable“
It was not immediately clear when the system was deployed at Turkey’s border but a deal with Washington, which would have seen HIMARS deployed along Turkey’s border with Syria to combat ISIL at the end of May, was previously delayed until it was deployed around mid-August.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—Artillery from France is arriving at the frontlines in the war against Islamic State in Iraq and a French aircraft carrier is preparing to leave for the Middle East in advance of the operation to retake Mosul, the French Defense Minister announced on Tuesday.
“We decided to bolster our support of the Iraqi forces this autumn, with the aim of recapturing Mosul,” Jean-Yves Le Drian stated at a meeting of military officials in Paris. “At this very moment, artillery is arriving close to the frontline.”
Turkey asked Russia for a military ground support as part of the ‘Shield of the Euphrates’ operation in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, TRT Haber reported Sept. 6.
(4.9.2016) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan expressed joint support for Russian oil major Rosneft increasing oil supplies to Turkey, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
The two leaders met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.
Colorado legislators legalized recreational marijuana use and now law enforcement agencies in bordering states are camping out on highways hoping for easy busts. All roads in and out of the state are now „drug corridors.“ This has led to suspicionless stops and seizures by police officers — predicated on nothing more than a vehicle being on a strip of highway leading to or from a supposed „source“ state.
Main opposition party, conservative New Democracy has gained immense support when compared to the ruling left-wing SYRIZA.
Two former presidents of the Karolinska Institute (KI) medical university have been dropped from the Nobel Assembly due to their roles in the controversy around celebrity surgeon Paolo Macchiarini.
Sie waren die Ersten, die First People: in Australien die Aborigines, in den USA und Kanada die Indianer, im südlichen Afrika die Basarwa (Buschmänner).
Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said his Monday meeting with Obama “lasted longer than planned,” discussions focusing mainly on Syria and Ukraine, resolving nothing.
Sundus Saleh, an Iraqi woman, first filed her lawsuit against George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice and Paul Wolfowitz in September 2013. Alleging that the Iraq War constituted an illegal crime of aggression, Saleh filed the suit on behalf of herself and other Iraqis in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
The district court dismissed Saleh‘s lawsuit in December 2014, saying the defendants acted within the scope of their employment when they planned and carried out the Iraq War. Saleh then appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the USA is funding a dirty war in South Sudan. The war in South Sudan is little different than the wars the CIA funded in Angola and Mozambique, to name two of the most infamous.
Saudi Arabia opened a consulate in Erbil in February, a sign of strengthening political and economic ties between Riyadh and Erbil.
The cousin was a member of the so-called “Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham” (ISIS) when he was killed by the Iraqi Army
‘Abdel-Salaam Al-Subhan’s death sparked outrage in Iraq after Thamer Al-Subhan refused to denounce the actions of his cousin. Finally, after several days of trading insults with the Saudi Ambassador, the Iraqi government has requested that Riyadh send a replacement for Thamer Al-Subhan, citing his anti-Iraq comments as the primary reason for the turmoil.
Turkish warplanes destroyed 12 targets in northern Iraq late on Monday, the military said, striking a region where Ankara says the leadership of Turkey‘s outlawed Kurdish militant group PKK is based.
The military statement said the sites hit were in the Metina and Hakurk regions of northern Iraq, but did not give further details.
Am Tag zuvor hatte die Politikerin 14 Stunden lang alle nur denkbaren Fragen der Senatoren beantwortet. Sie befassten sich überwiegend mit dem Vorwurf einer verfehlten Wirtschaftspolitik. Ein Delikt oder Verbrechen konnte ihr jedoch nicht nachgewiesen werden. Die zu Beginn des Amtsenthebungsverfahrens erhobenen Vorwürfe der Korruption wurden nicht einmal mehr erwähnt.
„Die Europäer begreifen zwar, dass sie ausgenutzt werden wie einst die Ureinwohner während der Kolonisierung Amerikas, tun aber so, als ob alles in Ordnung wäre. Niemand von ihnen wagt, das durchgefaulte Diktat der USA herauszufordern“, postuliert Manoilo.
By now, the story of Syriza’s capitulation to the European creditor institutions is well-known.
A major advance by Syrian government forces was made in Aleppo – as they managed to retake a key area from Islamists.
– Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin were seen glaring at each other Monday
– Fierce ‚death stare‘ came as part of a side meeting about cyber-attacks
– Obama complained about cyber-attacks on America by Russia
– He also wants rules for how countries use the web, as with weapons
– The pair also failed to come up with a solution for Syria during the meeting
– Comes as Syrian government troops resumed their siege of Aleppo
The 90-minute meeting took place on the sidelines of the G20 summit
Josefina Vidal, Generaldirektorin der Abteilung für die USA im Außenministerium, kritisierte sowohl die Inhalte als auch das OCB selbst. Die US-Behörde habe die Konferenz anberaumt, um den Einsatz neuer Technologien für einen Wechsel des politischen Systems in Kuba zu forcieren. Die Konferenz werde von der gleichen US-Behörde organsiert und finanziert, welche die Propagandasender Radio und TV Martí betreibt, so Vidal. Beide werden von der kubanischen Regierung als subversive Programme eingestuft. Die Politik des OCB ist daher auch ein zentrales Thema bei den laufenden Annäherungsgesprächen zwischen beiden Ländern.