News Roundup 10/10/17

by | Oct 10, 2017

  • Kelley Vlahos discusses a new documentary about burn pits from the Iraq War. [Link]
  • The Russiagate saga continues to produce stories that lack evidence. [Link]
  • Russia warns that there will be negative consequences if the US leaves the Iran nuclear deal. [Link]
  • The US will ease sanctions on Sudan. [Link]
  • Juan Cole breaks down the decline in the relationship between the US and Turkey. [Link]
  • Secretary of Defense James Mattis says the US policy for North Korea is to lead with diplomacy. [Link]
  • South Korea has added a graphite bomb to their arsenal. The graphite bomb is also known as a blackout bomb and targets electric infrastructure. [Link]
  • 16 people were killed by gunmen in a remote Mozambique. [Link]
  • The Islamic State seized several villages from al-Qaeda linked Syrian rebels in the Hama Province of Syria. [Link]
  • Aid groups report that over 2,000 people in Yemen, including unborn babies, have died from cholera. [Link]
  • Education in Yemen continues to suffer because of the civil war. Many teachers have not been paid in months, and some are going on strike. Over 1,700 schools are unfit because of damage from the conflict. [Link]

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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