Former US President George W. Bush will always be remembered for the War on Terrorism, a war he brought America and the rest of his allies on after the September 11 attacks. Whether what it brought was good or bad is still is for debate and probably will never be answered unless it’s in hindsight. The question is, when will we be starting to look at it on hindsight? Where are we in the War on Terror? Are we winning? What does ... Read More

Above: Recent alleged Al Qaida Atacks Belgium is on heightened alert after the detainment of 14 AL-Qaida members yesterday, The Christmas market in Brussels is under increased surveillance and security also, as well as all main public transport areas. The US Embessy in Brussels stated there is an increased chance of an attack around Christmas and Easter and Holloween, essentially any time you ask them. Above: Mugshot of Nizar Trabelsi The 14 detained were planning to use an arsenal of weapons to ... Read More

Above: Map of Kashmir Region It was a major war between India and Pakistan, which finally led to the Bangladesh Liberation War or the Pakistani Civil War. Exact dates are under dispute. The battle in western India from 3rd to 16th December 1971 is termed the Indo-Pakistani war by both India and Bangladesh. Within two weeks Pakistan suffered a humiliating defeat. Above: Picture of Sheik Mujibur Rahman LIBERARTION WAR OF BANGLADESH: The Bangladesh Liberation War was the main cause behind the Indo-Pakistani ... Read More

Above: Map of Pakistan during the Second Kashmir War The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, or Second Kashmir War, was the culmination of a series of hostilities that occurred between April 1965 and September 1965 between India and Pakistan. The war was the second one fought between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, the first having been fought in 1947. The war lasted for five weeks, resulted in thousands of casualties on both sides and it ended in a United Nations (UN) ordered ... Read More

Above: Map showing the location of Chechnya The Chechen war has been fought for a long time. It started even before the Russian Union broke in December 1991; this led to division of the union into many smaller countries. The Chechen Republic was at war ever since September 1991 in order to gain status as an independent state. Chechnya was finally recognized as an independent state in the year 1995. There were two wars the first one from 1991 to 1993, the ... Read More

In America the idea took roots that she had the divine right to expand her borders from sea to sea - it was called 'manifest destiny'. This notion caused suffering to Mexico and Native Americans. Tension began to grow after Texas became a part of USA following the Texas War of Independence. Frontier disputes began to snowball into armed conflicts. President Polk took these as an excuse to grab large regions from Mexico. America wanted to march towards the Pacific and in so doing ... Read More

Above: Map showing the Partition of Anatolia by Treaty of Sevres 1920 (click map to enlarge) After the end of World War I, by the Treaty of Sevres in August 1920, certain regions beyond eastern Thrace and the district of Smyrna in Anatolia had been given to Greece. The treaty had been forced upon a weak Turkey. Taking advantage of the situation Greece tried to push beyond these areas. Above: Picture of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk The Greeks were disorganized ... Read More

Above: Map of Estonia and her neighboring countries (click map to enlarge) Estonia fought for her independence from Soviet Russia. The war dragged on from November 1928 to January 1929. After the fall of Germany in November 1918, concluding World War I, the temporary government of Estonia started to operate again. It got the support of the Kaitseliit. The latter was a military alliance, which had come into existence during the time of German occupation. Above: Estonian Infantry Unit ... Read More

After World War I Amanullah became the new ruler of Afghanistan. He took into account all the weak points of the British. World War I had ravaged Britain and consequently her hold over India was becoming weaker and weaker. Emboldened by it he had communicated to the viceroy his rejection of British control over the foreign policy of Afghanistan because the latter was now totally independent.   Despite this belligerent correspondence the British were taken by surprise when Afghanistan suddenly attacked on two ... Read More

Above: Air Force Combat Controller Unit practicing firing movement Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is the official name used by the U.S. government for its military response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. It was previously planned to have been called "Operation Infinite Justice," but this phrase had previously been restricted to the description of God (among followers of several faiths), and it is believed to have been changed to avoid offense to Muslims. On October 5, 2006 ... Read More