The withdraw of U.S forces (in a still unstable region) left a Vacuum that was filled by ISIS. The group has caused problems for Syria, Iraq, France, Tunisia, and many more countries. ISIS’s strongholds, Iraq and Syria, are seeing a genocide of Shiites in the region, and countless ...
However, it has made such payments going back to the Korean War in the 1950s. In some cases, it paid compensation to the relatives of civilians it killed in the Iraq conflict. Critics warn the lack of standardization in compensation payments means Afghan civilian victims are not treated ...
In today’s world of constant connectivity, it can be hard to avoid seeing heartbreaking stories in the news and social media. The ongoing refugee crisis is a frequent topic with especially distressing images. If you’re someone with a strong desire to help, there are fortunately many ways t...
11, which involved more than 1 million American soldiers (26,000 of whom died in battle and 120,000 casualties overall). The offensive was the largest of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I and is largely credited with ushering in the end of the war on Nov. 11, 1918. [...
Many of us tend to imagine a chemical weapon as a bomb or missile that releases highly toxic chemicals over a city. (For example, the movie "The Rock" featured a scenario in which terrorists tried to launch a missile loaded with the chemical VX, a nerve toxin.) But in 1995, the group...
A magnifying globe shows a plane and boats over a map of the Bermuda Triangle, the site of many 'mysterious' disappearances. Lightguard/Getty Images You won't find it on any official map, and if you're sailing in the Atlantic, you're likely not to even notice when you cross its vag...
In November 2004, U.S. and allied forces descended upon the insurgent-controlled city of Fallujah in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. For roughly six weeks they fought house to house and room by room against an entrenched enemy force that had ample time to prepa...
In November 2004, U.S. and allied forces descended upon the insurgent-controlled city of Fallujah in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. For roughly six weeks they fought house to house and room by room against an entrenched enemy force that had ample time to prepare....
At 18, Katie Stubblefield lost her face. At 21, she became the youngest person in the U.S. to undergo the still experimental surgery. Follow her incredible story.
Israeli forces fire rockets from their Iron Dome defence system near the southern city of Sderot to intercept rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2023. Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images The next rung up the missile defense ladder is David’s Sling, which protects against short- a...