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“The United States Navy sent a destroyer toward the Persian Gulf on Tuesday after Iran took control of a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship it accused of trespassing in territorial waters, American military officials said.” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/29/world/middleeast/iran-cargo-ship-us-navy.html?ref=middleeast&_r=0

It was confirmed that on the 8th of April, over 200 Yazidis, a group of Kurdish descendants of whom are also one of the oldest religious communities in the world based out of northern Iraq, were released by ISIS. The group … Continue reading →

This article summarizes the latest actions the U.S. has taken towards their goals of defeating ISIS in Syria and all around the region. The Obama Administrations primary objective is considered a “train-and-equip” mission in that the U.S. will be deploying … Continue reading →