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Barack Obama authorised air strikes against ISIS militants in Syria
The US President, Barack Obama for the first time, authorized US air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Syria. He also asked to increase the airstrikes in Iraq. This will be the first unrestricted bombing crusade ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
John Kerry arrives in Iraq
US is trying to reach out and seek consensus of its major allies and partners for a concerted action against the growing might and territory of ISIS. In a recent turn of events, US Secretary of State John Kerry reached ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Iraq’s President nominates Haider Al-Abadi for the role of PM
President of Iraq Mr. Fuad Masum has nominated Dr Haider Al-Abadi for the role of country’s Prime Minister. Masum is an Iraqi politician and spokesman for the Islamic Dawa Party. He was appointed Minister of Communications in the Iraqi Governing ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Fuad Masum: New President of Iraq
The Council of Representatives of Iraq (Iraqi Parliament) in Baghdad elected Muhammad Fuad Masum of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party as the seventh President of Iraq. He got 211 votes in his favor and 17 votes against. Masum is ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Indian nurses return home through Special Air India flight
About a month long ordeal of 46 nurses, who were held captive by ISIS militants in Iraq, ended as they returned home by a special Air India flight. The suffering for these nurses who were working at a hospital in ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Iraq crisis could impact oil prices in India
Indian government is keeping a close watch on the ongoing crisis in Iraq where terrorist groups led by ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) are attacking and capturing regions in the country. Though the crisis hasn’t yet caused any ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Bradley Manning sentenced to 35-year imprisonment
The U.S. soldier Bradley Manning was convicted of the biggest disclosure of classified data in the nation’s history by leaking files to WikiLeaks and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Who is Bradley Manning? Bradley Manning is a United States Army soldier who was ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Bradley Manning faces 130 years of imprisonment
Bradley Manning has been prosecuted by the U.S. government for being the whistleblower behind Wikileak’s publication of confidential State Department cables and video evidence of U.S. military attacks in Afghanistan and Iraq. In the U.S. government’s case against him he was ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News