#War

# war - Saturday 9 February, 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Ireland is wrong about Venezuela - US regime change never brings improvement

Feb 9th 2019, 7:30 PM 21,853 Views 192 Comments

‘An impressive spin campaign has been waged to create an illusion that all ‘civilised nations’ support regime change in Venezuela – similar to the ‘grand alliance’ which invaded Iraq’, writes Eilis Ryan.

# war - Wednesday 2 January, 2019

War Tactics

'Indiscriminate and widespread destruction': Ambulances repeatedly targeted in Syria

Jan 2nd 2019, 10:00 PM 9,072 Views 55 Comments

How the ‘weaponisation of healthcare’ is being used as a war tactic.

# war - Thursday 27 December, 2018

Céad Míle Fáilte

Another 22 Syrian families have been relocated to Ireland today

Dec 27th 2018, 12:10 AM 56,846 Views 214 Comments

They come here under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme.

# war - Monday 24 December, 2018

War

Donald Trump signs order for US military's controversial Syria exit

Dec 24th 2018, 9:04 AM 12,489 Views 53 Comments

The announcement that US troops would leave the war-racked country has shocked global partners and American politicians alike.

# war - Monday 12 November, 2018

Armistice

Trump didn't attend event honouring war dead as he 'didn't want to disrupt traffic in Paris'

Nov 12th 2018, 7:58 AM 43,874 Views 67 Comments

The US President was criticised for not attending the event on Saturday.

# war - Tuesday 18 September, 2018

Air Defences

Moscow blames Israel and asserts right to 'retaliatory actions' after Syria shoots down Russian plane

Sep 18th 2018, 12:05 PM 24,538 Views 100 Comments

Russia says that Israel was carrying out airstrikes and ‘used the Russian plane as cover’.

# war - Friday 7 September, 2018

Arms Race

Higgins says UN members are fuelling current and future wars

Sep 7th 2018, 1:44 PM 12,729 Views 39 Comments

He said institutions like the United Nations are “imperfect” but needed.

# war - Tuesday 21 August, 2018

From The42

War

Spike O'Sullivan has career-biggest fight confirmed for Golovkin-Canelo II undercard in Vegas

Aug 21st 2018, 7:00 AM 6,711 Views 4 Comments

The Mahon middleweight contender will face former titlist David Lemieux on 15 September.

# war - Friday 27 July, 2018

Cabinet Split

Trouble ahead? Independent minister undecided on Israeli goods trade ban bill

Jul 27th 2018, 6:10 AM 19,389 Views 102 Comments

A division has emerged around the Cabinet table between Fine Gael members and independent ministers.

# war - Saturday 9 June, 2018

Column

Simon Coveney in Jordan: '80,000 live in Zaatari refugee camp. That's the same population as Galway City'

Jun 9th 2018, 3:00 PM 18,129 Views 32 Comments

‘Children are growing up in Zaatari refugee camp having never known any other home,’ writes Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney.

# war - Friday 30 March, 2018

Conflict

UK and US soldiers killed in Syria bomb blast

Mar 30th 2018, 6:12 PM 25,030 Views 88 Comments

A State Department spokesperson said they were not aware of any decision to pull troops out of Syria.

# war - Tuesday 9 January, 2018

Jerusalem

Coveney to meet Benjamin Netanyahu for first time since objection to Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Jan 9th 2018, 6:30 AM 7,978 Views 49 Comments

Coveney’s last meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister last year was not overly successful.

# war - Tuesday 26 December, 2017

Syrian Civil War

Syrian rebels and opposition reject Russia's peace talk plan

Dec 26th 2017, 4:47 PM 6,895 Views 35 Comments

They say that Moscow has failed to pressure Bashar Assad, to end the conflict.

Afghanistan

Their sons and husbands are killed fighting for their country, leaving these widows with no income earner

Dec 26th 2017, 9:00 AM 9,997 Views 52 Comments

The lives of Afghani war widows are often very difficult.

# war - Monday 4 December, 2017

War Crimes

13 Bosnian Muslims arrested over 1990s war crimes

Dec 4th 2017, 7:05 PM 11,901 Views 13 Comments

The 13 are suspected of “murders, torture, rapes, persecutions and expulsions” of civilians.

# war - Wednesday 29 November, 2017

The Hague This post contains videos

Bosnian army leader dies after drinking poison at war crimes court

Nov 29th 2017, 8:00 PM 106,842 Views 120 Comments

Slobodan Praljak shouted out “Praljak is not a criminal. I reject your verdict”, immediately before bringing a brown bottle to his lips.

# war - Sunday 26 November, 2017

Peace And Love

Instagram selfie between Miss Iraq and Miss Israel causes ructions

Nov 26th 2017, 8:30 AM 87,973 Views 54 Comments

Sarah Idan and Adar Gandelsman were in competition with each other at the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas. Their two countries are still technically at war.

# war - Saturday 4 November, 2017

Poppies

Memorial to Irish people who died in wars damaged in Sligo

Nov 4th 2017, 6:10 PM 24,876 Views 132 Comments

Poppy wreaths were placed in Rosses Point ahead of Remembrance Day next weekend.

# war - Saturday 28 October, 2017

Syria This post contains videos

In liberated Raqqa, evidence of the Isis media machine is everywhere

Oct 28th 2017, 8:00 AM 11,002 Views 20 Comments

The so-called Islamic State takes the subject of propaganda very seriously.

# war - Tuesday 26 September, 2017

International Tensions

'Absurd': White House denies declaring war on North Korea

Sep 26th 2017, 7:08 AM 15,527 Views 46 Comments

North Korea’s foreign minister said the statement from Trump was “clearly a declaration of war”.

# war - Saturday 16 September, 2017

From The42

War

Ray Moylette climbs off the canvas to get Mayo's big week off to a solid start

Sep 16th 2017, 2:05 AM 8,144 Views No Comments

The Islandeady light-welterweight moves to 6-0 as a professional following a war in Connecticut.

# war - Tuesday 12 September, 2017

Bosnian War

'I don’t trust anyone any more, they all failed me' - The sexual victims of Bosnia's war

Sep 12th 2017, 6:15 AM 11,245 Views 13 Comments

Colm O’Gorman of Amnesty International Ireland says the report shows that the women are being forgotten.

# war - Tuesday 5 September, 2017

Tension

'Enough is enough': South Korea continues military drills after North Korean nuclear test

Sep 5th 2017, 7:26 AM 12,779 Views 47 Comments

A new agreement between Washington and Seoul will allow the South to develop more powerful weapons.

# war - Monday 21 August, 2017

Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk backs call for killer robots to be banned

Aug 21st 2017, 8:44 AM 20,089 Views 38 Comments

“We do not have long to act. Once this Pandora’s box is opened, it will be hard to close.”

# war - Thursday 17 August, 2017

War Games

'There will be no war on the peninsula': South Korean president on North's aggression

Aug 17th 2017, 6:54 AM 3,357 Views No Comments

Tensions in the region have been rising.

# war - Monday 10 July, 2017

World War 2

Holocaust survivors more at risk of developing cancer

Jul 10th 2017, 6:05 AM 12,778 Views 9 Comments

Researchers studied over 150,000 people for more than 45 years.

# war - Thursday 6 July, 2017

Digging In

20,000 civilians in 'extreme danger' as Isis fighters cling on in Mosul

Jul 6th 2017, 3:25 PM 6,195 Views 21 Comments

In neighbouring Syria, US-backed forces are facing fierce resistance from IS.

# war - Tuesday 4 July, 2017

South Sudan

'If men are caught, they are killed. If women are caught, they are raped'

Jul 4th 2017, 6:10 AM 55,789 Views 61 Comments

Men, women and children in South Sudan have been shot, hacked to death with machetes and burnt alive.

# war - Sunday 25 June, 2017

The Battle For Mosul

'There are snipers waiting in ambush, drones that can drop explosive charges on your vehicle': Trying to report on Mosul

Jun 25th 2017, 9:45 AM 10,323 Views 24 Comments

Covering the battle for Mosul is risky for journalists.

# war - Wednesday 31 May, 2017

Battle Lines

'They will never come up alive unless they surrender': Filipino troops have ISIS cornered

May 31st 2017, 2:40 PM 22,758 Views 20 Comments

The army says it has killed at least 89 ISIS fighters as they take back territory from the militants in Marawi.

# war - Monday 17 April, 2017

Syria

British MPs call for Asma al-Assad to lose citizenship

Apr 17th 2017, 5:10 PM 29,051 Views 43 Comments

The British-born woman married Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2000.

# war - Sunday 16 April, 2017

Hope Springs

In war-torn Mosul, the hot springs and spa are a place to relax for soldier and refugee alike

Apr 16th 2017, 3:00 PM 9,408 Views 6 Comments

Hammam al-Alil’s sulphur springs and reopened spa have become a spot where the soldiers fighting in Mosul and the civilians fleeing it meet for a rare moment of relaxation.

# war - Wednesday 29 March, 2017

Airstrikes

US says civilian casualties in Mosul were 'an unintentional accident of war'

Mar 29th 2017, 10:21 AM 5,941 Views 38 Comments

Hundreds of thousands of civilians are still inside west Mosul, caught up in deadly fighting between Islamic State and Iraqi forces.

# war - Friday 17 March, 2017

Shock And Awe

If the US were to wage war on North Korea, what shape would it take?

Mar 17th 2017, 9:29 PM 34,268 Views 39 Comments

The US Secretary of State has already said that diplomacy has failed.

# war - Monday 13 March, 2017

Syria

Maimed, killed, recruited as executioners - Violence against children in Syria at its worst in 2016

Mar 13th 2017, 9:22 AM 7,542 Views 19 Comments

At least 652 children were killed last year – a 20% increase from 2015.

# war - Sunday 5 March, 2017

A Dangerous Crossing

'Parents protect children - but they deserve to know and understand what's happening in the world'

Mar 5th 2017, 10:00 PM 9,416 Views 15 Comments

Author Jane Mitchell tells us why she wrote about the Syrian war in her latest book – and why she went to volunteer in Calais.

# war - Thursday 23 February, 2017

Latest Offensive

Iraqi soldiers recapture Mosul airport from Islamic State

Feb 23rd 2017, 1:21 PM 7,261 Views 23 Comments

A BBC reporter is on the front lines with the soldiers and is publishing regular updates.

# war - Tuesday 7 February, 2017

War

Assad says defending Syria is more important than UN action against him

Feb 7th 2017, 2:30 PM 7,272 Views 47 Comments

The Syrian president also accused the UN of being biased because of American, French and British influence.

# war - Tuesday 3 January, 2017

EXTRACT

Arthur Corrie Lewin - the Irishman who went missing while flying over Africa

Jan 3rd 2017, 6:30 PM 205 Views 5 Comments

His story is told in this extract from the book The Glorious Madness, written by historian Turtle Bunbury.

# war - Thursday 29 December, 2016

War

Truce from midnight: Syrian army and opposition to down weapons

Dec 29th 2016, 1:02 PM 6,282 Views 23 Comments

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced the deal, saying the Syrian regime and “main forces of the armed opposition” had signed on.

1 2 3 4 5 Next

∞

About Us

Corrections

Report Content

Policies

TheJournal.ie is a full participating member of the Press Council of Ireland and supports the Office of the Press Ombudsman. This scheme in addition to defending the freedom of the press, offers readers a quick, fair and free method of dealing with complaints that they may have in relation to articles that appear on our pages. To contact the Office of the Press Ombudsman Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or go to www.pressombudsman.ie or www.presscouncil.ie

Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.

News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.

Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.