Remnants of the disgraced Russian mercenary outfit still operate in Africa as desperate countries turn to these groups as they face serious insurgencies. Over the past several years, Russian state-linked mercenaries have established a foothold in the force-for-hire market in Africa. Despite a demonstrated inability to degrade security threats, a litany of egregious human rights violations, and increasing sanctions against …
War Preparations Continue on Guam
Military forces on America’s westernmost territory are preparing to defend against a possible ballistic missile assault from regional rival China. The Vertical Launch System is a launching system for the Standard Missile, defensive interceptor missiles capable of destroying threat missiles or warheads in flight. They are also part of the proposed Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense (EIAMD) System on …
PTSD Through the Years: An Overview
Doctors attached the D-word to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder almost immediately. To many people, a “disorder” is a condition that randomly affects some people and not others, or even worse, a “disorder” excuses socially inappropriate behavior (e.g., I don’t have a bad temper, I have intermittent explosive disorder). Medically, “disorder” basically means “unknown.” Schizophrenia was once considered a disorder. Now, …
UN to Address Basic Needs in Iraq
The six-year Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) project to improve access to clean water and food security in parts of Iraq will cost an estimated $39 million. “The Iraqi government, represented by the Ministry of Environment, has today achieved an important accomplishment by obtaining funding from the Green Climate Fund to implement SRVALI project in coordination with FAO,” stressed Environmental …
Turks Attack Kurds in Syria
The long-running Syrian Civil War refuses to end as Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish strongpoints in Syria in retaliation for an attack on a state-affiliated defense company. The National Intelligence Organization targeted numerous “strategic locations” used by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party — the PKK — or by Syrian Kurdish militia that are affiliated with the militants, the Anadolu Agency reported. The …