The U.S. president-elect’s remarks came a day after the 35th anniversary of the country’s invasion of Panama, which grassroots groups say killed thousands of civilians and displaced tens of thousands. President-elect Donald Trump threatened over the weekend that the U.S. would retake control of the Panama Canal if Panama did not lower the fees it charges U.S. […]
With the aid of airstrikes from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, the town of Jurf al-Sakhar, south of the capitol of Baghdad, was retaken by Iraqi ground forces, dealing a huge blow to the Islamic State. In the north, Iraqi Kurds also dealt a blow to ISIS, re-took the town of Zumar in a fierce […]
