SIx In The Morning Sunday September 28
28 September 2014 Last updated at 08:04 Islamic State crisis: Al-Nusra issues threat over air strikes Syrian militant group al-Nusra Front has denounced US-led air strikes as "a war against Islam". In an online statement, the al-Qaeda-linked group called on jihadists around the world to target Weste ...
Sunday Polls
I’m about to head up to Birmingham, so won’t necessarily be around much for the next few days (not least, when Lord Ashcroft releases his latest marginal poll at 2pm today I’ll be on a train!), but here’s a quick summary of today’s other polls. ComRes in the Independent on Sunday have topline figure ...
Sunday Talking Heads: September 28, 2014
It’s Morningtime! The pancakes will be up in a jiff. All ISIS on the shows today, nary a mention of The Peoples Climate Mega-March or any kind of UN convocation that may or may not have taken place this week concerning the future of the planet. But tomorrow’s another day, right Scarlet? Chuck Todd i ...
Iraq war photojournalist captures the damage back home
'That kid died for me. Now it was no longer 'America's war' for me. It was my war." Ashley Gilbertson. Everything changed for Ashley Gilbertson the way it always does in war. So fast it doesn’t seem real. A flash, a shot, and a life is ended or forever ...
Analysis: Iraq and Syria Follow Lebanon’s Precedent
Lebanon was created out of the Sykes-Picot Agreement. This agreement between Britain and France reshaped the collapsed Ottoman Empire south of Turkey into the states we know today — Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, and to some extent the Arabian Peninsula as well.
Iraq: Islamic State Threat Is World's Problem
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has rejected claims Britain's role in the fight against Islamic State (IS) is a "token" gesture, as he confirmed RAF Tornados are now flying daily over northern Iraq. Iraq: British Jets Return From Combat Mission British ...
