Peru’s Maoist Rebels Survive by Selling Drugs and Enslaving People

One of Latin America’s most enduring conflicts is Peru’s war with Shining Path. While mostly destroyed in the 1980s and 1990s, the Sendero Luminoso remains a disturbing example of how an insurgency can survive for…

The Deadly History of the Iconic AK-47

During World War II, the Soviet Union went looking for alternatives to the Mosin-Nagant bolt-action rifle, first developed for the Imperial Russian Army in 1891.

Video — Kurdish Troops Go on the Attack Near Zaghar

It’s graphic but important that you watch

by BENEDETTA ARGENTIERI

The war along the Kurdish front line has, for the most part, settled into a stalemate. It’s…