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What is the Baloch Liberation Army. The Group Behind Pakistan’s Latest Train Hijacking?

Posted on March 31, 2025 by William Watson

Figure 1: Baloch Liberation Army Flag (Created by Wikipedia User “HapHaxion”)                   Figure 2: Baluchistan (Google Earth) Introduction The Baluchistan region of Pakistan has…

The Ceasefire Breaks

Posted on by William Watson

Introduction On Monday night, March 17th, 2025, the ceasefire agreement signed between Israel and Hamas seemingly broke as Israel reinitiated bombardments of the northern, southern, and central governates of the Gaza Strip. These developments occurred on the tail of the breakdown of…

What’s the Bug in Africa

Posted on March 3, 2025 by William Watson

Mystery Virus in the DRC and Other Central African Health Hazards An unknown disease is spreading throughout villages in the Equateur province of the Democratic Republic of Congo and has so far killed over 60 individuals and infected at least 955. This is one of many ongoing outbreaks in…

Who Is Taleb A, the Alleged Magdeburg Attacker Who Left at Least Five Dead? 

Posted on January 8, 2025 by William Watson

On December 20th, 2024, at approximately 19:04 local time, a black BMW drove through a Magdeburg Christmas market, killing five and injuring over 200. This comes a day before the eight-year anniversary of a similar attack on a Berlin Christmas market claimed by the Islamic State. German and…

Ethnic Divisions and the Myanmar Civil War Introduction  For over three years, Myanmar has been locked in civil war. With rebel forces gaining ground against the junta’s regime, the civil war looks to be entering its final phase. However, underlying the war are long standing ethnic,…