Libya has been in a state of turmoil for years after the Arab Spring protests in early 2011 led to a civil war, and a western military intervention helped Islamic rebels overthrow the country’s long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi.
The instability that has plagued Libya since 2011 has facilitated the emergence of numerous militant groups, including Daesh. Daesh is a designated terrorist organization that is outlawed in Russia and many other countries.
Throughout the 20th century, military analysts have considered military bases abroad to be an indicator of a state's power and influence, demonstrating whether or not a country has the right to call itself a great power. Recently, with advances in military technology, Russian politicians and the military have begun questioning this logic.
Hundreds of supporters of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday reportedly stormed Baghdad's Green Zone, according to Sputnik.
Oxford’s Global Priorities Project has compiled a list of catastrophes - both natural and self-engineered - that could kill off 10 percent or more of the human population: natural pandemics and extreme conventional warfare are the most important global risks, with artificial intelligence (AI) and natural disasters also posing serious threats.
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he had secured over 1,000 delegates and would win primaries in the United States to become the party’s nominee for president.
Huge images of sophisticated Russian tanks will appear on the facades of apartment buildings in a number of major Russian cities in the run-up to celebrations dedicated to the Allies' victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
A Russian nuclear submarine obliterated a dummy target using the same type of cruise missiles that were used against Daesh militants in Syria.The fact of registration and authorization of users on Sputnik websites via users’ account or accounts on social networks indicates acceptance of these rules.
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| 0 | Edit | Delete so it became a 'hyperrealistic' training, thanks to UN for putting this criminals in power!
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