Category: CONFLICTS

Located in the Middle-East, this part of the world is facing a long standing and unresolved battle between Israel and Philistine. There are social, cultural and religious reasons for this conflict. United Nations has tried to resolve the matter but it also failed. There was no country in this world especially for Jews. After world war II and the mass execution of Jews under Hitler regime created space for the demand for Jews Homeland.

Nigeria is present in the African Continent of this world. This nations has witnessed the worst humanitarian crisis in past 12 years of violence. According to the report published in UNDP, more than 350000 people have lost their life, majority of them were children. Main reason of conflict is Boko-Haram, a fundamental Islamic outfit who wants to establish the rule of Sharia in the country. This armed group launched an uprising in 2009. Condition of Northeast Nigeria is worst due to continuous attacks in this region.

When Al-Qaida attacked World Trade Centers and other establishments in United States on 9th September 2001 – a new war against terror started. Taliban supported Al-Qaida in that war, so without any straight involvement in International Terrorism, Taliban became a potent force of repression and oppression. A Pro-US government was installed in Afghanistan but Taliban is always in desperation to end such governance in the country. Taliban offensive strategy to acquire Afghanistan started in 01st May 2021.

In Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation, a bloody civil war is now in its 16th month. This is a fight between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s forces and the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front. More than thousand people have died and two million people are forced to live their home amidst the conflict. Many people who fled their country entered into Sudan i.e. another conflicted area of the region. It was said that Civilian structures in towns in Tigray.

The war in Yemen will enter its eighth year this week with civilian casualties on the rise and unstoppable inflation. According to United Nations Official, “As of now, funding is drying up and agencies are stopping their work in Yemen,”. Saudi Arabia and its coalition backed the country’s official government and it has spent more than seven years fighting a rebel group of Yemen called Houthis, using its air strikes. It was started in 2011.Stay Tuned for Live Updates from Yemen.

In March 2022, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi. The visit is Assad’s first state visit to the UAE since the beginning of the conflict in Syria in 2011. This can be seen as a geopolitical breakthroughs for the peace of Middle-East. Syria is a long time ally of Russia and rebellion in Syria are supported by Turkey (against Kurds of Syria), US (against ISIL) and Israel to some extent to safeguard annexed Golan heights of Syria.

On 24th February 2022, Russian Forces started a military operation in Ukraine. Ukraine was showing its immense interest in joining NATO and this is the main cause of this conflict. NATO was designed to control the rising power of Soviet Union. There is a general perception in Ukraine to join NATO. Attack on one NATO member country is always considered as an attack on whole NATO. This is the biggest security guarantee NATO is offering to its members states. Russia keenly observed the expansion of NATO and western interest in this region