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Is the U.S.-Iran Cyber War Over? - 0 views

www.thedailybeast.com/...e-u-s-iran-cyber-war-over.html Politics Iran US cyber war security treaty
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  • mportie on 10 Feb 16
     
    Nuclear negotiations between the US and Iran, involving the lightening of trade sanctions, hope to alleviate the quiet cyber war ongoing between the two nations. Many intelligence officials believe that espionage by both countries will continue to persist however they hope that flagrant cyber attacks will decline.
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Hezbollah captives in Syria condemn the organization's involvement in Syria's civil war... - 0 views

www.jpost.com/...ent-in-Syrias-civil-war-444361 hezbollah ISIS
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  • irede123 on 11 Feb 16
     
    " Hezbollah captives held in Syria by the al-Qaida affiliated organization, Jabhat al-Nusra, have spoken against Hezbollah's involvement in the military conflict in Syria, claiming that it is not clear why the organization takes part in a war that has nothing to do with Lebanon."
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Schooling in a crisis: the case of Syrian refugees in Turkey - ODI HPN - 0 views

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shared by mcooka on 17 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • The Syrian civil war has created one of the largest and most intense episodes of human suffering of the early twenty-first century.
  • 387,883, with 200,039 living in government camps and 164,143 living in rented apartments
  • Turkey’s efforts to meet the needs of refugees have been spearheaded by the Afet ve Acil Durum Yonetimi Baskanligi
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  • majority of refugees are women and, especially, children; of the 200,000 refugees in Turkish camps, about 60% are children.
  • t was left to him to find tents, wooden flooring, carpets and paving bricks, desks, chairs, drawing boards, teaching aids and, of course, textbooks
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  • ten large tents with floors
  • drawing boards
  • electricity
  • computer projectors.
  • limate control consisted of large fans
  • he pre-school director in Islahiye Camp used empty office and storage space in the warehouse to house five rooms full of loud young children
  • preschools enjoyed the largest proportion of age-group participation.
  • camp schools are administered by Turks
  • curricula are not recognised or sanctioned by the Turkish education authorities, and so licenced Turkish teachers cannot be assigned to them.
  • amp education directors rely heavily on volunteers from among the refugees themselves
  • time and instruction with the children is often inconsistent
  • not be able to teach in Arabic
  • There is little incentive for parents to commit their children to learning a new language
  • Closely related to the issue of language is the curriculum
  • eenage students in the camps generally do not have access to the secondary schooling
  • Indeed, one source of tension between Syrian parents and the Turkish authorities has been the Syrian demand for special classes for advanced students whose preparations for university entrance exams were interrupted by the war.
  • Syrian schools have opened outside of the camps with funding from the local government,
  • using the Syrian curriculum and books salvaged from Syrian schools and reproduced
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  • namely Syrian demands for the separation of the sexes in classrooms
  • Syrian parents also tend to insist that their daughters wear headscarves (hijab) in public and in schools, while it is illegal for Turkish teenage girls to cover their hair at school.
  • Tensions over the separation of the sexes, curriculum and language of instruction are compounded by the politics of Syrians’ refugee status
  • y contrast, the Turkish government chose not to officially recognise the Syrians as refugees as defined by UNHCR, and did not ask UNHCR to register the newcomers as refugees.
  • officially designate Syrians as refugees would limit Turkey’s involvement in the Syrian civil war,
  • Turkey has allowed arms and non-lethal aid through its territory to supply the Free Syrian Army
  • here are also concerns that Syrians, desperate for income, take jobs at lower wages than Turks
  • Even guests can outstay their welcome, and with no end in sight to the civil war and no prospect of a return of Syrians to Syria, Turks are beginning to question how long they can sustain their assistance. I
  • une 2013 AFAD began accepting offers of financial and other aid from outside agencies, including UNHCR and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
  • The schools developed in Syrian refugee camps in Turkey provide valuable models for establishing schools for rapidly growing refugee populations.
  • The next critical challenge for Syrian education in Turkey is what to do with the growing number of Syrian teenagers who need to finish their high-school studies at accredited schools in order to compete for places at universities in Turkey or elsewhere.
  • mcooka on 17 Feb 16
     
    This was probably the most interesting article I have read about education in the MIddle East. It is from the "Humanitarian practice Network". This article is about Turkey and the Syrian refugees, who are not documented as refugees, and the growing desire for improvements to education. Right now, the education which is in place for Syrians is adequate for a temporary stay of preserving knowledge. It is not designed to be used long term, to advance students, or to prep them for universities. This article looks at those issues and tensions which are happening currently in Turkey
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ISIS 'minister of war' likely killed in US airstrike in Syria, defense official says | ... - 0 views

www.foxnews.com/...ria-defense-official-says.html ISIS Airstrike US
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  • joepouttu on 09 Mar 16
     
    ISIS's Minister of War, who had a 5 million dollar bounty on his head, was likely killed by a US airstrike near Al-Shadaddi in Syria. This will hopefully lessen the violence as peace talks near.
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Cyber Terrorism: How Dangerous is the ISIS Cyber Caliphate Threat? - 0 views

www.govtech.com/...IS-Cyber-Caliphate-Threat.html cyber terrorism isis
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  • atownen on 12 Mar 16
     
    I found this article from 2015 to still be very relevant considering President Obama's speech and a recent push by university/techs to communicate regarding the exact threat of ISIS' cyberterrorism capabilities. The NSA reported that this means of war is parallel to that of the Cold War; leaving countries on edge since traditional human espionage is slowly becoming intertwined with "technical operations."
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Yemen: The forgotten war - 0 views

www.amnesty.org/...yemen-the-forgotten-war Yemen international law war politics
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  • jherna2a on 05 Apr 16
     
    Amnesty International examines the war in Yemen and declares human rights violations on all sides. Despite the possible violations of international law, countries like the USA, France, and the UK continue to supply Saudi Arabia with arms.
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Tiny Lebanon Is Caught In The Crosshairs Of The Saudi-Iran Fight - Vocativ - 0 views

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  • ralqass on 02 Apr 16
     
    The war-ridden and economically-struggling country is the latest nation to feel the brunt of Saudi Arabia's anger
  • ralqass on 02 Apr 16
     
    The war-ridden and economically-struggling country is the latest nation to feel the brunt of Saudi Arabia's anger
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Iran and Saudi Arabia Heading Toward A Cyber War? - 1 views

www.ibtimes.com/ading-toward-cyber-war-1989789 war saudi Iran cyber
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  • aromo0 on 04 Feb 16
     
    Iran and Saudi Arabia are suspected to go head to head in cyber warfare. Wikileaks revealed information that people put on edge in regards to Saudi Arabia and Iran.
  • mportie on 24 Feb 16
     
    Iran and Saudi Arabia, regional rivals in the Middle East, are involved in a cyber conflict. The nations use cyber attacks to release or leak critical intelligence to affect the outcomes of ongoing military conflicts in the region.
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Photos Show 'Unprecedented' Shift of Refugees Into Turkey - 0 views

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  • Briana S on 24 Sep 14
     
    Over 100,000 refugees of Kurdish background have fled war torn areas from Syria into Turkey. Criticisms of how Turkey is handling this new flow of foreigners.
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Libya: Where are the dividing lines? - Middle East - Al Jazeera English - 0 views

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  • The House moved to Tobruk after armed groups supportive of the General National Congress began to overrun the capital.
  • Libya's new parliament, dominated by self-styled secular and nationalist candidates, was formed after the heavy defeat of Islamist candidates in June elections.
  • In the House of Representatives camp, many figures have come together in opposition to the contentious political isolation law, which banned anyone involved with the former regime from political participation.
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  • Errishi told Al Jazeera that oil revenues pass through the country's central bank. With members of Libya Dawn guarding the gates to the central bank, Errishi added that "the central bank is controlled by whomever is controlling Tripoli".
  • The UAE, which is home to Mahmoud Jibril, a leading politician opposed to Libya's Islamist groups, has been accused by the US of bombing sites held by Misrata forces with the help of Egypt.
  • t has also been alleged that Qatar, which plays host to Ali Salabi, a leading spiritual figure with close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, has provided weapons and support to Brotherhood-affiliated groups battling former general Haftar.
  • With the displacement of 100,000 people due to fighting in Tripoli and Benghazi, however, the Libya crisis may not yet have taken its worst turn. "If we see more brigades going to one side over the other," said researcher Hamedi, "this will lead to civil war. The role of the regional environment is to help the domestic equation reach a deal."
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  • allieggg on 14 Sep 14
     
    Due to Libya's lack of institutional structure and weak centralized government, rival militia violence and clashes have created constant chaos leading the country towards another civil war. After the fall of Qaddafi, who obliterated institutions necessary for a functional government, Libya has been unable to manage the state. The National Transitional Council, which replaced the Qaddafi Regime, turned into the General National Congress and was given 18 months to form a democratic constitution. When the deadline passed the constitution was incomplete, which forced Congress to organize elections to a new House of Representatives. The former GNC members declared a new self proclaimed GNC, electing Omar al-Hasi as their prime minister. The new GNC is not recognized by Libya's parliament nor is it by the international community. Al Jazeera says the country literally has two parliaments and two governments, creating inconceivable instability throughout the state. The newly elected House has moved to Tobruk after armed islamic GNC militia groups overran the capital, seizing control over the major institutions in Tripoli. Due to this lack of a functional government, the rest of the state has turned to chaos. After the civil war, anti and pro Qaddafi forces branched into militias striving for power. Without a working state and government, militias had to rely on themselves to provide security, and really have no incentive to give up arms and no true government to be a part of. General Khalifa Hifter, a former Qaddafi general who later joined the Libyan rebel army in 2011, formed an anti-militia militia, targeting islamist militias like Ansar al-Sharia. Hifter is not affiliated with either of the governments, but rather strives for a military government, and supreme control of the armed forces.
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The Druze Dilemma | Foreign Affairs - 0 views

www.foreignaffairs.com/...the-druze-dilemma Druze revolution civil war Syria minorities middle east
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  • alarsso on 21 Apr 15
     
    Though so far remaining neutral,Sryian Druze now demanding weaponry from the Assad regime as defense against IS and other extremists, or will find elsewhere. Threat? Are the Druze growing tired of neutral position? Will they eventually be tied into the war?
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The plight of Syria's vulnerable Christian minority - The Washington Post - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...-vulnerable-christian-minority christians syria minority religion middle east civil war
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  • alarsso on 20 Apr 15
     
    A brief look at Syrian Christian positions in the civil war. It is also brought to light that Christians have been attack from almost every angle, so who is there to truly trust and support?
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Syria Kurds impose military service amid civil war | The Times of Israel - 0 views

www.timesofisrael.com/ilitary-service-amid-civil-war Kurds Syria civil war middle east military
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  • alarsso on 21 Apr 15
     
    All Kurdish towns ban together to fight any opposition of extremists - along with Turkish Kurds. Kurdish law now requires 6 month service from each man and fighting rarely ceases. With Assad slowly gainig territory and increasing heat from extremists, will the Kurdish stand their ground?
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Syria's Druze between the hammer of the regime and anvil of extremism - ARA News - 0 views

aranews.net/...-regime-and-anvil-of-extremism Druze civil war Syria minorities middle east revolution regime
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  • alarsso on 21 Apr 15
     
    Syrain Druze have managed to stay safe by remaining neutral thoughout the civil war; but how long can this continue? Will they eventually need to chose sides?
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Tensions escalate between Saudi Arabia and Iran - 0 views

www.cnn.com/...p-irans-leaders-tough-talk.cnn Saudi Iran revolution war politics
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  • mjumaia on 21 Apr 15
     
    As we all see the war in Yemen is really way larger that the land of Yemen. It seems like indirect war between Saudi Arabia and Iran. This video talks more about what the roles of Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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Saudi Arabia's Shia and Riyadh's other war - 'The language of hatred is getting worse' - 0 views

www.ibtimes.co.uk/e-hatred-getting-worse-1495364 Saudi revolution politics war shia
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  • mjumaia on 21 Apr 15
     
    This article talks about the Saudi part of Arab Spring when the Shia took to the streets in Qatif, Saudi Arabia, to protest decades of discrimination and religious and political repression, beginning an uprising that was met with a violent crackdown, a wave of arrests and cases of police firing on unarmed protesters.
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