Anti-ISIS forces have finally captured Raqqa. Raqqa is a Syrian stronghold used by the Islamic State militant group. US backed forces captured it, reporting the victory Tuesday, October 17. This is a momentous victory for Anti-ISIS forces after four months of working towards it. Afterwards, troops celebrated in the streets, parading about in the ruins on random vehicles in the 90% of the city that they seized. But ISIS, forseeing the takeover left unexploded bombs in the city. So there might be some complications.
Month: March 2018
NORTH KOREA THREATENS SHOOTING DOWN OF US PLANES NOT IN N. KOREAN AIRSPACE; INTERPRETS TRUMPS THREATS AS DECLARATION OF WAR
by Reed Karman •
On September 25, 2017, North Korea announced they might shoot down any US warplanes they can, even if it wasn’t in their airspace. They consider the US to have declared war on the country with his many comments. One of the main ones they point to is that “North Korean leadership won’t be around much longer.” This also came after a group of US military planes flew farther over the demilitarized zone border between the North and South Korea than any missions in this century.
The United States opposes the North Korean nuclear program which is on track to put the US in it’s range. South Korea has pledged to back the US in any verbal or physical conflict. China “wants things to calm down.”