Aug 10 Islam a German secret weapon? New book uncovers forgotten POW camp By Tracy Wholf In author Eugene Rogan’s forthcoming book, The Fall of the Ottomans, Rogan writes about a small and relatively unknown prisoner-of-war camp called Halbmondlager, or ‘Half Moon Camp’ that was specifically designed for Muslim captives. Continue reading
Aug 10 Graham to Obama: Expand Iraq airstrikes or risk terrorist attack By Philip Elliott, Associated Press Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he worries an American city could soon be a terrorist target if the U.S. military fails to turn back Islamic militants on the march in Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
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Aug 09 Watch Why Obama wants to use air power against the Islamic State By PBS News Hour In order to protect Americans and provide humanitarian aid to Iraq, President Obama on Saturday discussed efforts to slow advances by Islamic jihadists in northern Iraq and rescue thousands of civilians who have fled from them. Douglas Ollivant, a senior… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch Residents of Iraqi Kurdistan flee for safety as panic consumes region By PBS News Hour As the Islamic State Group moves even closer to Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, residents of the Kurdish region are fleeing in droves to safer areas, as a state of panic consumes the region. Nour Malas of the Wall… Continue watching
Aug 09 Malaysia Airlines to be bought out by government By Xander Landen The Malaysian government announced its plans to take financial control over Malaysia Airlines on Friday, in an effort to reinvigorate a company that had been struggling even before it faced two major crises--the crash of flight MH17 in Ukraine and… Continue reading
Aug 09 Obama on Iraq airstrikes: U.S. will 'maintain vigilance' for as long as it takes By Carey Reed Before leaving on a two-week vacation to Martha's Vineyard, President Barack Obama gave an update on the U.S. airstrikes against the Sunni insurgent group, the Islamic State in Iraq and stressed that the U.S would maintain vigilance for as long… Continue reading
Aug 09 British police raid pub in search of Holy Grail relic By Xander Landen Twelve British police officers raided a pub in the rural England this week, in pursuit of a missing wooden cup that some believe to be The Holy Grail. Continue reading
Aug 09 5 things you didn't know about Yazidis By Dave Sloan, Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan recently spoke with Professor Christine Allison about the Yezidis, a Kurdish religious minority group who are being targeted by Islamic militants in Iraq. Professor Allison teaches at the University of Exeter where she focuses on Kurdish History… Continue reading
Aug 09 Obama tests use of force doctrine in Iraq By Julie Pace, Associated Press In making the case for U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, President Barack Obama is drawing on the doctrine involving the use of American force that he outlined less than three months ago, when it seemed he was trying to avoid potential… Continue reading