War

Drawing a stark contrast between himself and his counterpart in the US, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise appearance at Khmeimim Airbase in Syria - which has traditionally been used by the Russian air force - on Monday morning, where he ordered the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria, now that the ISIS insurgency that once controlled roughly one-third of the country’s land area has been effectively dismantled.

Authored by Drieu Godefridi via The Gatestone Institute,

• Last month alone in Brussels, there were three separate outbreaks of rioting and looting on a major scale.

Relations between Israel and Turkey took a sharp turn for the worse on Sunday after their leaders exchanged accusations of involvement in terrorism, days after the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. First, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would fight against the controversial declaration, describing Israel as a "terrorist state" that kills children, in a speech in Istanbul.

Hundreds of protesters in Lebanon faced off with security forces outside the US Embassy in Beirut on Sunday over President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. 

Protesters near the U.S. embassy in Awkar, in Beirut, Lebanon December 10, 2017.

Erdogan Declares Israel A Terrorist State

https://www.rt.com/news/412644-erdogan-israel-terrorist-jerusalem/

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