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International Recap: Taliban attacks increase in Kabul

By Meaghan McElroy, Opinion Editor • January 31, 2018

Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban, said the recent attacks were in response to Trump’s promises of a more aggressive military campaign in the Middle East.

National Recap: Islamic State defeated in Raqqa

By Meaghan McElroy, Opinion Editor • October 24, 2017

American-backed forces seized Raqqa, the “capital” of the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate, according to announcements from the American-backed militants on Oct. 17.

Egypt backs Russia and sparks unofficial Cold War

By Isabella Grullon • November 8, 2016

The economic relationship between Egypt and Saudi Arabia was the only thing that kept Egypt from turmoil.