Monthly Archives: September 2015

PM David Cameron failing to answer key questions on target killing by drone (Image BBC) The Prime Minister today said he would not discuss with MPs the details of the Government’s targeted killing programme, the existence of which was revealed … Continue reading →

Reyaad Khan, Ruhul Amin and Junaid Hussain killed in drone strikes by the UK and US last month (image via Telegraph) UK NGO (Rights Watch UK) commences proceedings against Government for failing to publish legal advice justifying drone strikes in … Continue reading →

Gallows in Pakistan (Image Reprieve) A Pakistani court will tomorrow (8th) decide whether the government should be allowed to execute a severely mentally ill man. At a hearing in Lahore, lawyers for Khizar Hayat – who has been diagnosed with … Continue reading →

An MQ-9 Reaper, which the RAF used to kill two ISIS fighters originally from Britain © US Air Force photo (Written by Kate Allen) If George Orwell was writing this century instead of last, I imagine it would have been … Continue reading →

Cardiff-born Reyaad Khan appeared in a video urging others to join so-called Islamic State last year (Image via BBC) Commenting on the announcement that a UK drone strike in Syria ordered without Parliamentary approval has killed two British citizens, Kat … Continue reading →

Schoolgirls in Afghanistan (Image, REUTERS/Adrees Latif) Islamic Emirate have denied involvement in recent “poison gas” attacks that led to 300 girls being admitted to hospitals in Afghanistan. Three separate incidents were reported at schools in the Herat Province. The girls affected … Continue reading →

Remarks of spokesman of Islamic Emirate regarding killing of 14 civilians in Balkh Reports from Balkh province’s Zari district say that unknown gunmen killed 14 unarmed civilians earlier today. We strongly condemn this incident. Such acts whether carried out due … Continue reading →

Commander Adnan Rasheed, TTP (still from latest video)  Umar Media recently released a new video about Independence Day of Pakistan which features a speech by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) Commander Adnan Rasheed. The production which is in Urdu with some English … Continue reading →

Refugee’s walk down the M7 towards Austria  Photo: Warren Allott/Telegraph “HOME,” by Somali poet Warsan Shire: no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for the border when you see the whole city … Continue reading →

Suspected mustard gas victim (Image via Yasser Alhaji, Aleppo) Yesterday I received an image via Twitter from a local journalist which sent a chill down my spine. It showed a long canister spilling a dark liquid that had allegedly been … Continue reading →