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Large group of men started a rampage after team loses 3-1, 70 people died. 11 received death sentence, 10 men got 15 years in prison, 14 got 10 years in prison, and 15 received 5 year sentence.

Large group of men started a rampage after team loses 3-1, 70 people died. 11 received death sentence, 10 men got 15 years in prison, 14 got 10 years in prison, and 15 received 5 year sentence.

Large group of men started a rampage after team loses 3-1, 70 people died. 11 received death sentence, 10 men got 15 years in prison, 14 got 10 years in prison, and 15 received 5 year sentence.

With the retaking of Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, we seem to finally have made tangible, on-the-ground gains against ISIS - that is, if "we" refers to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. President Obama and several of his would-be successors are satisfied: The terrorists of ISIS are losing ground.

This article provides a better understanding as to why women have begun to lose their rights that they used to have. Lotfia is mentioned, a women who brought hope to Egyptian women and is seen as a hero.

This article provides a better understanding as to why women have begun to lose their rights that they used to have. Lotfia is mentioned, a women who brought hope to Egyptian women and is seen as a hero.

ISIS might have pulled off a string of terrorist attacks across Europe in recent months, but on its home turf in Iraq and Syria it has suffered one setback after another. On Monday, Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. This is another blow to ISIS's home field advantage as they are losing ground to the rebels and al-Assad's forces. The loss of the city is a big time blow to their plans.

Syria's allies, Russia, Iran, and China, all stand by them despite western powers opposing the Syrian government. There are different reasons to why these powers seem to stay with Syria such as Russia's ideologies, Iran's strategy, or China's trading. Either way, these government will stand by them until there is nothing left to lose. 

In this article on Frontline the description of how Isis has risen to power. It may seem that ISIS rose to power overnight but their rise to power has been happening for quite some time now.

"Conventional wisdom that Syria will turn out to be "Hezbollah's mini-Vietnam", and that the Iranian backed Lebanese armed group could encounter its gradual collapse in the conflict, is proving to be misguided three years into its involvement. While Hezbollah is losing manpower and assets in Syria, it is also expanding its foothold and leverage across the country and gaining military expertise."

This piece is talking about the efforts of Lebanon to support the education of Syrian children. The refugee students have been out of school for years which hinders their future quality of life. Only about half of the refugee children are attending some sort of school program. 

This is one likely reason the Saudis have been willing to pump oil at high levels even though that's contributing to low prices. The Saudis publicly cite a business motive, saying they want to maintain their current share of the oil market. But the Saudis are also well aware that low prices mean less money for archrival Iran.

Example of a highly unreliable news source.

This article illuminates the aftermath of Gaddafi's reign from a first person perspective of a citizen fleeing the country due to its devastating chaos. He offers a short version of the conflict and the rise in militant groups. The root of the issue is the fact that when the GNC took power, the factions funded the militant groups for their own insurance rather than working towards their disbandment. The Islamist coalition dominated parliament, and as chaos deepened when they realized they would loose the election so they just delayed having one. This is where General Khalifa Haftar chimed in, launching his offense against islamic insurgency by storming the capitol in Tripoli leading the country to slip into civil war. The Author says "We are like a class of kids where the bad teacher is suddenly dead," he said. "Now we all fight each other." When the light finally comes to a country that was for so long in the dark, its blinding. 

This article suggests that OPEC is losing control of global oil prices. The article addresses budget considerations for smaller OPEC producers, like Venezuela, and the battle over market share between OPEC and gulf producers.

The Nusra Front has been broadenings its borders but also beginning to lose trust/likings of the public. Kidnappings and public killings have been seen more although Nusra does not publicize its acts the way ISIS does

more updates on ISIS/Syria situation: VP Joe Biden issued a statement ensuring "we are ready for a military solution against the Islamic State"; Moscow's airstrikes appear to be only focused on Assad's opponents; would U.S. intervention be as prominent if Russia wasn't involved...