Thursday, 18 August, 2022
TopicSyrian civil war

Topic: Syrian civil war

At least 40 Indians who joined ISIS now in Middle-East prison camps, find there’s no way home

Praveen Swami -
Indians who joined IS are mostly from diaspora, and are thought to be held in camps run by Kurdish forces, and jails in Turkey & Libya. Indian govt gives no diplomatic assistance.

As Syria begins normalising relations with neighbours, a look back at bloody 10-year conflict

Amogh Rohmetra -
Syrian civil war has killed over 4 lakh people. Secy of State Antony Blinken has said US does not support efforts to ‘normalise relations’ with Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

100 Pakistan mercenaries in Syria to fight on behalf of Turkey, says US journalist

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Pakistani Shia mercenaries Pakistan have earlier fought in Syria on behalf of Iran, but this will be the first time its nationals collaborate with Turkey in the war-torn country.

Johnson’s DUP woes, Pelosi takes on the patriarchy and Trump’s ‘brilliant’ strategy

Fiza Jha -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

What led Turkey to launch a military offensive against Kurds in Syria

Srijan Shukla -
The Kurds have been demanding an independent country since the end of World War I & this demand has sometimes taken the form of insurgencies, such as in Turkey.

Boris Johnson’s race to the finish line, and Trump’s betrayal of Syrian Kurds

Fiza Jha -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

We are only beginning to grasp how much IS looted from Syria. And it’s a lot

Oya Topcuoglu -
During IS’s seemingly unstoppable rise, looted artefacts were said to be a significant source of income for the group.

A deadly day at Gaza costs three lives, and cannabis is taking over Lebanese farms

ThePrint Team -
Children were trained for shooting in New Mexico and a group of Syrian refugees have built a robot.

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Good news from the farm as India’s FY22 foodgrain production estimated at record 316 mn tonnes

Sayantan Bera -
Wheat production estimate sees marginal upward revision to 106.8 million tons, though current rate lowest in 3 years.

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to open first overseas marketing office in Malaysia for LCA Tejas

Suchet Vir Singh -
HAL is tapping new business opportunities for Light Combat Aircraft Tejas as well as servicing of Su-30 aircraft and Hawk trainer aircraft for the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

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Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar.

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