Well Informed: Syria

Syrian Civil War:
Why is the city of Aleppo so important to control?

A little background on the city of Aleppo is that it was once the largest city in Syria. One of the main problems with the major power struggles going on within the city is the four factions that are battling for control. On Sunday, many government troops and rebel enforcers were locked into a mini battle where 41 civilians were killed. Unfortunately this is not the only besieged city in Syria; Mosul and Aleppo are both besieged and bombarded with armed groups trying to control them.

After reading more about Aleppo, I feel that its not necessarily that the city has something genuine to offer but it is more about having that control and power over where it stands in the war.
If you would like more information about Aleppo click the link below and explore:
http://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/syria.html

Well Informed: Terrorism

I decided to become more informed on terrorism in the United States. Specifically within the last year and the event that have occurred over the year. Through my searches and sifting through information, I found out other than the Orlando shooting there were other events:
- July 7th in Dallas, Texas a sniper attack killer 6 police officers and injured 8 as well.
- July 17th in Baton Rouge, Louisiana a shooting attack killed 3 officers and injured another 3.
- October 12th in East Boston, Massachusetts shot and injured 2 officers.

Aside from the United States, Paris was hit a little under a year ago. On the night of friday 13th gunman and suicide bombers simultaneously hit bars, restaurants, concert hall and their major stadium leaving 130 people pronounced dead and hundreds injured. The president of France described this occurrence as an act of war. Unfortunately terrorism is still so prominent and  whether it is involving blowing up cities or shooting groups of people, it is still happening. We as a community can take a stand to try and prevent terrorism by reporting suspicious acts as we see them.