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War

Pakistan: Army takes advantage of Lahore bombing

The suicide attack in Gulshan Park, Lahore, on Easter Sunday, killed 74 people of whom 29 were children and nine women. More than 370 were injured in the attack. Read more...

The battle for Aleppo and the imperialist-brokered ceasefire

Once again, a wave of tens of thousands of refugees is trying to cross the Syrian-Turkish border, seeking asylum from the horrors of Syria’s civil war, with 35,000 at the Bab al-Salama border crossing Read more...

Hollande’s declaration of  “war” threatens the French working class

“France is at war,” declared President François Hollande after the barbaric massacre in the centre of Paris – adding that it will be pitiless. War - but against whom? Read more...

Syria - Years of War?

David Cameron has admitted that the war on ISIS could go on for years. All military experts agree that airpower alone cannot defeat ISIS because itt cannot hold territory. Read more...

Britain: War in Syria, War in the Labour Party

The British Prime Minister, David Cameron won his House of Commons motion to extend British air strikes from Iraq to Syria with the support of 397 MPs against 223. Read more...

Non à la terreur islamiste, non à la guerre impérialiste et à la réaction impérialiste !

Des millions de personnes en France et partout dans le monde ont été choqués par le massacre de 129 personnes à Paris le soir du 13 novembre. Read more...

No to Islamist terror, no to imperialist war and reaction!

Millions of people in France and worldwide were shocked when they heard of the murder of 129 people in Paris on the evening of November 13. Read more...

Turkey: AKP bombs its way to a majority

On November 1, the Justice and Development Party, AKP, led by Ahmet Davutoğlu, but in reality dominated by the authoritarian Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, swept back to power with an absolut Read more...

The war in Syria and its regional and global impact

Turkey: the regime wants civil war

The situation in Turkey has escalated dramatically recently. Across the country, 400 offices of the Kurdish HDP have been attacked, some buildings were even set on fire. Read more...

No refuge for Cameron in asylum crisis

Over 100,000 people marched through the streets of London on Saturday 12 September under the slogan, “Refugees Welcome Here”. It was the biggest pro-migrant demonstration we have seen for many years. Read more...

Turkey: Down with state terrorism!

International antifascist forum in the People's Republic of Lugansk

The 70th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi-Germany was a well chosen date for convening an international conference against fascism and war. Read more...

Death of a freedom fighter: Alexei Mosgovoi was murdered

He was probably the most prominent figure among the commanders in the eastern Ukrainian resistance. Read more...

Yemen: No to Saudi intervention!

On 25 March, Saudi Arabia and its allies began a series of air strikes in Yemen, aimed against the Houthis and  their allies, who include sections of the Yemeni Army loyal to the former president, Ali Read more...

Pakistan: Caught in the crossfire of the new world (dis)order

On 17 March, Pakistan was again shaken by terrorist attacks. In Lahore, two Taliban suicide bombers left 15 dead. Read more...

Boko Haram: the forgotton Islamic State

Last year Boko Haram declared the area under their control an Islamic state, part of the Iraqi Islamist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s global Caliphate. Read more...

NATO Security Conference, 2015: The military redivision of the world

Having completed combat operations in Afghanistan, a full troop withdrawal was, of course, never in question, NATO is now turning its attention back towards Europe. Read more...

Ukraine: New battles

There never was a real ceasefire. Again and again, the Kievan army, or their fascist allies attacked with artillery, missiles and aircraft, mainly against the civilian population. Read more...

Pakistan: Government exploits Taliban attack on children

The coldblooded killing of 142 people, including 132 children, at the Peshawar Army Public School was a sad day in the recent history of Pakistan, which has been a victim of the “War on Terror” for mo Read more...

Rojava, Imperialism and Revolution

The heroic resistance of the Kurdish self defence units of the YPG / YPJ is undoubtedly currently at the forefront of the fight for a progressive development in the Middle East. Read more...

Editorial: Nato summit lays plans for new cold war

The decision of the 2014 Nato Summit in Wales to station permanent military forces along the Russian border marks the end of the post-Cold War “phony peace” and the opening of a pre-war period. Read more...

Israel’s third war in Gaza and the prospects for Palestinian liberation

Israel’s onslaught on Gaza saw record numbers demand an end to the siege. Marcus Halaby asks how can we break the blockade and end the occupation of Palestine Read more...

Counter-revolution in Syria invites US return to Iraq

Lacking support, the Syrian revolution suffered a series of defeats, a consequence of which was the rise of the ISIS. Marcus Halaby examines the fallout of this development Read more...

Editorial: Imperialist rivalries today

Dave Stockton looks at the increasing tensions between the great powers in the Far East and in Europe, with talk of New Cold Wars and increased arms spending – and what this means for socialist strat Read more...

No to the bombing of Syria and Iraq – solidarity with Kobane!

As the Western powers bomb Iraq and Syria under the pretext of fighting the Islamic State, attention has been drawn to the struggle of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) to defend the Syrian Read more...

Проект Программы действий для Украины

Лига за Пятый Интернационал приняла участие в конференции Сопротивления, состоявшейся в Крыму 6 и 7 июля 2014. Read more...

Kiev losing a war on two fronts

On 5 September, six months of fighting between the ultra-nationalist regime in Kiev and the militias of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics was brought to an end by a ceasefire signed in Minsk, Read more...

Statement on the New US-led War in Iraq and Syria

NATO militarism fuels war tension

On the 4th and 5th of September, the Nato summit will be held in Newport, Wales. Read more...

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