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Category: War

War

After 5 Days of Fighting Delegations to Meet on Belarusian Border: Confirmed from Ukrainian Presidency

February 28, 2022

PICTURED: The Ukrainian delegation leaves a Belarusian military helicopter upon their landing in Gomel region, Belarus, Monday, Feb. 28,…

War

Russia Has Invaded Ukraine Through “Special Military Operation”

February 24, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine. February 24th, 2022. NATO’s predicted fears have come to pass, as the early morning hours of Thursday…

War

Everything That Just Happened in Ukraine

February 23, 2022

PICTURED: Russian President Vladimir Putin signs documents, including a decree recognizing two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as…

War

Small Arms, Mortar Fire Exchanged along the Kyiv-Donbas Line as Escalation Fears Mount

February 18, 2022

PICTURED: Militants of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic walk in a trench at combat positions near the line of…

War

One Year Later and Biden Considering Rejoining Quest for Yemen Extermination

February 11, 2022

PICTURED: King Salman and US President Joe Biden discussed strengthening partnership during phone call. PC: Reuters. Fair Use. WASHINGTON…

War

U.S. Covert Op Committed Multiple War Crimes with Drones in Syria While Report Finds Internal Whistleblowing Ignored

December 13, 2021

PICTURED: An explosion rockets a district in the Syrian city of Raqqa, after American bombs destroyed it. Task Force…

War

Senate Green Lights $650 Million Missile Sale to Saudi Arabia After Shooting Down Resolution to Block It

December 8, 2021

PICTURED: A neighborhood in Sana, Yemen, a day after it was hit by a Saudi-led airstrike on Thursday, May…

War

U.S. Inaction Puts More 28 Million People at Risk of Starvation in Syria and Yemen

October 14, 2021

PICTURED: A makeshift aid and water treatment center in south Yemen. WASHINGTON D.C., October 13th, 2021. In a joint-press…

War

Biden Said He Would Stop to Supporting Saudi’s War in Yemen: He Didn’t—Now These Congressmen Force the Issue

September 22, 2021

PICTURED: Yemeni children holding a funeral ceremony for Yemeni children that were killed in airstrikes. Photo credit The Guardian.…

War

From “Multiple Suicide Bombs” to “Possible Facilitator” How the Murder of Zemari Ahmadi Typifies Drone Warfare Failings

September 8, 2021

PICTURED: From top left to bottom right, the victims of the latest drone strike in Kabul. Farzah Ahmadi, age…

War

Afghanistan Update: Pentagon Changes Story on Drone Bombed Family While Investigative Report Reveals Failed Drone War

September 3, 2021

Story at a glance… Following a drone bombing of 10 civilians, remaining family members demand answers. Justification for the…

War

Witnesses Say U.S. Forces Have Killed Civilians in Several Ways Following Suicide Bomber

August 30, 2021

PICTURED: A U.S. Air Force Airman guides qualified evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support…

War

World Governments Hash Out Positions on New Taliban Government and Evacuation Crisis

August 17, 2021

PICTURED: Taliban fighters take pictures with their weapons in the vacant presidential office in Kabul. PC: Taliban (disputed), retrieved…

War

Afghan War Wraps Up: Kabul Falls: New President Named: Country Holds its Breath

August 16, 2021

PICTURED: Taliban fighters take pictures with their weapons in the vacant presidential office in Kabul. PC: Taliban (disputed), retrieved…

War

Taliban Gaining Control of the Country and the Conversation

July 14, 2021

MOSCOW, Russia. May 28th, 2019: PICTURED: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, third from left, arrives with other members of the…

War

U.S. Military Endure 4 Days of Continuous Rocket Fire in Iraq as Militias “Get the Message” and Retaliate

July 9, 2021

PICTURED: Protestors gather outside the Baghdad Embassy Compound, Iraq. Story at a glance… 4 days have passed of rocket…

War

Bagram Air Base “Symbol of Afghan Occupation” Abandoned in the Middle of the Night

July 6, 2021

PICTURED: The air traffic control tower in Bagram Air Base, Parwan Province, Afghanistan. Story at a glance… The U.S.…

War

Germany, Italy, Poland, UK: More than 5,000 NATO Troops Leave Afghanistan—U.S. Nearly Finished

July 1, 2021

KABUL, Afghanistan. June 30th, 2021. Despite efforts to try and keep the Afghan occupation going by right wing hawks,…

War

With Bombs Biden “Sends Message” to Iran: One Child Killed, U.S. Personnel Shelled

June 29, 2021

ANBAR, Iraq. June 28th, 2021. President Biden ordered the second bombing of Iraqi military forces along the Syrian border…

War

Following Taliban Battlefield Gains, Hawks Try to Circle the Wagons in Afghanistan

June 25, 2021

Story at a glance… Amid massive battlefield gains by the Taliban, Republican senators meet with Afghan President Ghani. With…

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Iran War Reaches Critical Juncture in May

Suzanne Latre April 28, 2026

Nearly two months after the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran, the conflict is entering a…

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EU Citizens Gather 1 Million Signatures for Referendum to Repeal Israel’s European Relations

Andy Corbley April 19, 2026

It’s been reported to be the fastest that any petition to the European Commission has gathered 1 million signatures,…

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750 US Troops Injured or Killed since October 2023 – Investigation

Andy Corbley April 3, 2026

Investigative news outlet The Intercept has reported that the Pentagon and US Central Command (CENTCOM) are engaged in a “casualty cover-up”…

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