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1. Afghanistan: an unjust war unravels — time for troops to leave

   Tony Iltis On November 2, Hamid Karzai began another term as president of Western-occupied ... to be held only because of pressure on Karzai and the occupation forces after revelations of massive ... fraud in the August 20 first round "won" by the incumbent. A joint statement on November 3 by ...

2. US-led war in Middle East stumbles

   “coalition of the willing”. Obama was elected in 2008 on a platform of ending the war. He officially ended ... US-led war on Iraq, the region had de facto autonomy under US protection, ruled by the Kurdistan ... catalyst for the US-led war on the IS was the group’s brutal attack on the Yazidi community in the Sinjar ...

3. Afghanistan: West's war far from over

   but with, we hope, an Afghanistan that’s better for our presence here,” he said. 'War on ... gloated: “For almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war unsupportable by the government, a conflict ... and drug runners turned on each other in a brutal civil war that levelled Kabul. In 1996, the Taliban ...

4. Syria: Amid terror, blockades, autonomous democratic federation struggles to meet refugee needs

   blockade and war. But there has been a proliferation of cooperatives, and an emphasis on women ... ISIL) Asylum seekers & refugees Kurdish women of Rojava An ISIS attack on May 2 near the Rajim ... Imperialism & war Democracy National liberation Refugees & migrants Tony Iltis Syrian ...

5. Libya: Support for war fraying

   — 33 children, 32 women and 20 men, from 12 families, AFP said on August 10. An August 11 statement ... Imperialism & war Democracy Tony Iltis Botswana has become the latest country to follow the ... on August 12. Meanwhile, the August 12 British Telegraph reported that Gaddafi’s regime in Tripoli ...

6. Abbott's Syria war will create more refugees

   Refugees & migrants Imperialism & war Anti-racism Tony Iltis Australian Prime Minister ... Tony Abbott announced on September 9 a novel approach to stemming the flow of refugees from Syria: ... bombing the country. He also announced plans to accept a further 12,000 Syrian refugees on top of his ...

7. Islamic State gives West excuse for war

   At some point the US-led “War on ISIS” will involve serious action against IS. However, both have ... Imperialism & war Democracy National liberation Tony Iltis “Things are looking positive and ... the wind is with us,” Major General Craig Orme, commander of Australian forces in the latest war in ...

8. Tony Abbott hopes war can save his job

   eventually succeeded in creating a new, but fragile state. But the tactic of relying on a religious civil war ... Imperialism & war National liberation Democracy Tony Iltis Iraq Kurdistan Workers' Party ... attacks on the living standards of ordinary people and Abbott's incompetence has made his government ...

9. The Afghan war — unjust and unwinnable

   future." It is unsurprising that increasing mainstream commentary on the Afghan war has centred on ... very presence provokes violence. On July 18, this unwinnable and unjust war claimed the life of Private ... deadliest month for occupying troops since the war began, ABC radio's AM said on July 21. A July 23 ...

10. Sri Lanka: Genocidal war won't bring peace

    of Tamil women. The UN said yesterday that it did not know how many have died in the camps." On ... said on May 20 that Ban had also supported threats by the European Union of a possible war crimes ... casts Prabhakaran as a "war on terror" villain — mentor to Hamas and al-Qaeda. However, the ...

11. Western Sahara: Africa’s oldest conflict reignites

    of the most peaceful communities on Earth, there is graffiti saying “we want war”. Initially, there ... Africa Imperialism & war International solidarity National liberation Tony Iltis Polisario ... ceasefire that has existed between pro-independence forces and Moroccan occupation forces since 1991 on ...

12. Afghanistan: End the war to end the killing

    Imperialism & war Tony Iltis On September 27, the Australian Director of Military Prosecutions ... Wilkie, who share most Australians’ opposition to the war. As a result, the war is on the agenda to be ... military forces to invade and occupy Afghanistan and Iraq. Gillard, relying on the support of anti-war MPs, ...

13. US wars: unjust and unwinnable

    Tony Iltis On March 20, anti-war and international solidarity activists globally will mark the ... While Obama benefited electorally from the opposition to the Iraq war in the US (partly based on his ... president. Obama campaigned on a platform of withdrawing troops from Iraq within 16 months. On February 27, ...

14. Now Turkey is bombing Kurdish-led revolutionaries in Syria — with Western complicity

    Imperialism & war Democracy Tony Iltis Rojava Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Women ... 's Protection Units (YPJ) People's Defense Units (YPG) Turkish war planes launched air strikes against ... Syria and Iraq on April 24. For months local and foreign forces have been closing in on the main ISIS ...

15. Syria: New talks amid shifting alliances

    Imperialism & war Democracy International solidarity National liberation Tony Iltis Recep ... Tayyip Erdoğan Vladimir Putin People's Defense Units (YPG) Women's Protection Units (YPJ) ... The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted on December 31 to support a ceasefire in Syria ...

16. Foreign intervention worsens Syria crisis

    Since 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed and the US, through its first war on Iraq, asserted its ... war-weariness on the part of Western populations – who strongly opposed the Iraq adventure to begin with. ISIS, ... with a new enemy to hook propaganda around. The US-led “War on ISIS” was precipitated by the ISIS ...

17. Rojava fights off new Islamic State attack

    Imperialism & war Democracy Housing Tony Iltis Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) Kobane Rojava ... People's Defense Units (YPG) Women's Protection Units (YPJ) The Kurdish town of Kobane in northern ... Syria was attacked on June 25 by forces from the self-styled Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, which ...

18. Syria: Kurdish-led forces on the verge of taking Raqqa, but what comes next?

    Imperialism & war International solidarity National liberation Tony Iltis Syrian Democratic ... States Raqqa, the de facto ISIS capital in Syria, is on the verge of falling. The rapid advance of the ... left-wing Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) since they entered the city on June 6 contrasts with the slower ...

19. Rojava fighters reject Amnesty report

    Units (YPG) Women's Protection Units (YPJ) Amnesty International Rojava revolution On October 12, ... Imperialism & war Socialism Democracy Economy Tony Iltis Syria Rojava People's Defense ... The report said some of these alleged abuses were war crimes. The substance of the allegations were ...

20. Syrian talks fail to stop bloodshed, but Rojava example spreads

    civil war was declared on February 27, about 6000 people have been killed in the conflict. This ... territorial losses. Betul Ehmed Dahul, an Arab QSD fighter, told Firat on May 3: “As women, we are in better ... Imperialism & war Anti-racism National liberation Democracy Tony Iltis Rojava People's ...

21. Rojava's democratic, feminist revolution provides hope among Syria's horror

    women's councils don't decide on general issues — that's what the people's councils are ... for. They discuss issues that are specifically about women … They have veto power on issues concerning ... women.” The emphasis on women's liberation is reflected in the high visibility of female fighters in ...

22. Syria: New horrors as outside powers worsen crisis

    Democracy Imperialism & war National liberation Tony Iltis People's Defense Units (YPG) ... Women's Protection Units (YPJ) Free Syrian Army (FSA) Bashar al-Assad Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) ... Another round of international talks on Syria, and a ceasefire, have come and gone. The ...

23. Who is defeating the ‘Islamic State’?

    politicians’ pronouncements that the IS has declared war on the world are clichéd, they are echoed by the ... Imperialism & war Democracy Tony Iltis Kerry Smith Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) Rojava ... People's Defense Units (YPG) Women's Protection Units (YPJ) IS Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) The ...

24. Philippines: Protests, repression as Duterte pushes towards dictatorship

    Imperialism & war Economy Democracy Workers & unions Tony Iltis drugs War on drugs Rodrigo ... least 680 people and displaced more than 260,000) and a “war on drugs” that has involved more than ... Marawi,” a US embassy spokesperson told Reuters on June 10. Never far behind when the US goes to war ...

25. Arab Spring confronts obstacles one year on

    terrorist attacks by unknown groups, the country is on the brink of civil war. The UNHCR estimates about ... we see and hear about now could lead to a civil war.” On January 12, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and ... protester, 10,000 women marched on December 20, Ahram Online reported. On New Year’s Eve, 50,000 protesters ...

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