Rob Edwards: Journalist

Month: November 2017

‘Assad is here to stay, he’s won the Syrian civil war’: Brit who fought ISIS in Raqqa (VIDEO)

November 28, 2017 admin Uncategorized

Macer Gifford left his high-flying city job in 2014 to join the fight against Islamic State in Syria. Now, as peace talks get underway, he wants his comrades in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) at the negotiating table in Geneva. Arriving back in the UK just weeks after participating in the battle to free Raqqa, […]

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Why has a Cold War-era Soviet submarine surfaced in England’s River Medway? (VIDEO)

November 20, 2017 admin Uncategorized

Kent seems an unlikely place to encounter a 1,950 tonne Soviet war machine. But don’t be alarmed if you happen to spot U-475 ‘Black Widow’ looming out of the river as you cross the Medway – the Cold War hasn’t resumed and the Soviets aren’t about to annex Strood. Built in 1967, Black Widow saw […]

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Balfour at 100: Should Britain celebrate or apologize for its colonial legacy in Palestine? (VIDEO)

November 1, 2017 admin Uncategorized

November 2 marks 100 years since the Balfour Declaration – the colonial-era document that paved the way for the creation of Israel. But is the centenary a cause for celebration, or is it high time for an apology? In November 1917, at the height of the First World War, Britain’s then-Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued […]

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