Syrian civil war the Syrian civil war‚ also known as Syrian uprising[55] or Syrian crisis (Arabic: الأزمة sus السورية)‚[56][57][58] is an ongoing armed conflict in Syria between forces loyal to the Ba’ath government and those seeking to oust it. The conflict began on 15 March 2011‚ with popular demonstrations that grew nationwide by April 2011. These demonstrations were part of the wider Middle Eastern protest movement known as the Arab Spring. Protesters demanded the resignation of President
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Indo-Pakistani relations Since independence‚ relations between Pakistan and India have been characterized by rivalry and suspicion. Although many issues divide the two countries‚ the most sensitive one since independence has been the status of Kashmir. Born out from the furnace of animosity‚ India and Pakistan‚ the twin brothers have a history of unique relations. There is much in common between Republic of India and Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The diplomatic relations developed soon after independence
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al Justice Know your Terrorists Juan Ceballos Johnny Innocent Lerue Sarvis Sony Cameau David E. Allende Susan Johnson University Of Phoenix Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice CJE 313 Sgt. Patrick Hart December 11th‚ 2007 Know your Terrorists Terrorist" is a word used so often and so loosely that it has lost a clear meaning. Currently‚ the term "terrorist" is
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The Kashmir conflict (Hindi: कश्मीर विवाद‚ Urdu: کشمیر جھگڑا) is a current territorial dispute over the Kashmir region‚ the northwesternmost region of South Asia. The countries disputing are India‚ Pakistan‚ China‚ and the Kashmiri people. India claims the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir and as of 2010‚ administers approximately 43% of the region‚ including most of Jammu‚ the Kashmir Valley‚Ladakh‚ and the Siachen Glacier. India’s claim is contested by Pakistan‚ which controls approximately 37%
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The election of 1980 was a key turning point in American politics. To present day‚ American’s still have strong feelings and opinions about their former President‚ Jimmy Carter. The result from the 1980 election‚ led to the appointment of Ronald Reagan as the 40th President of the United States of America‚ and the Republicans gained control of the Senate for the first time in twenty-five years. There are several reasons behind the animosity of American’s towards Jimmy Carter at the time and in present
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Agricultural Technology in Afghanistan Advances in agricultural technology have brought Afghanistan into the modern era. They have allowed the country the opportunity to succeed in the global market while at the same time turning it into the war ravaged nation seen on television every night. Its history has been filled with stories of both prosperity and defeat. Agriculture has been impacted heavily by war and lack of modern tools‚ equipment and common know how. Although many have come to the
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China Media Research‚ 7(2)‚ 2011‚ Malik & Iqbal‚ Construction of Taliban Image in Pakistan Construction of Taliban Image in Pakistan: Discourse Analysis of Editorials of Dawn and The News Shaista Malik‚ Journalists for Democracy and Human Rights Zafar Iqbal‚ International Islamic University Abstract: The aim of this research study is to investigate as to how the image of Taliban is being constructed in the print media discourses. In the last couple of years‚ media in Pakistan widely covered
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Hello my name is Rowan Blake and my dissertation is on the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Iran (I couldn’t think of anything funny‚ so here is some work form my undergraduate years): The aim of this essay is to examine the factors that significantly contributed to the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Iran‚ which culminated in the revolutionary overthrow of the Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi on January 16th‚ 1979‚ and the creation of the world’s first modern Islamic nation-state‚ the Islamic Republic
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His tenure saw the disbanding of the Baloch insurgency. His endorsement of the Pakistan Muslim League the founding party of Pakistan initiated its mainstream revival. However‚ he is most remembered for his foreign policy; the subsidizing of the Mujahideen movement during the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan which led to the Soviet Russian withdrawel from Afghanistan. Martial Law . On
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Everything is fair in war except surrender because surrender is NO option. Fear is the right policy for war. Asymmetric warfare: Warfare in which opposing groups or nations have unequal military resources‚ and the weaker opponent uses unconventional weapons and tactics‚ as terrorism‚ to exploit the vulnerabilities of the enemy. The “Asymmetric warfare” is a term in our modern military lexicon that has recently enjoyed a lot of play in military and political discourse. It and the related term
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