Pompeo Claims the US Destroyed 99% of the ISIS Caliphate – These Maps Show Otherwise

While there are little doubts that ISIS was largely defeated in both Syria and Iraq, Pompeo’s “99%” is probably based on some false data or he just forgot to take a look at some maps which could be easily found online.

SouthFront
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military situation in Syria Map

On January 7th, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States has destroyed 99% of ISIS’ caliphate, reinforcing Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria, according to the Washington Examiner. We’ve taken down 99 percent of the caliphate. Ninety-nine percent of the caliphate. That should be the first sentence in every story. Right?

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Israeli Justice Minister Slams White House Map Of Israel As Ignorant

Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet slammed U.S. ignorance and vowed to ensure Palestinians never get a state.

Jason Ditz
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Israel's Justice Minister, Ayelet Shaked, who famously stated: "This is a war against two people, not a war on terror, Israel must slaughter all Palestinian mothers who give birth to “little snakes."

With President Trump’s visit already riling several other members of Israel’s far-right government related to whether the Western Wall, which Israel captured militarily in 1967, is occupied, Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked found a new reason to be outraged, the map of Israel that the White House has been circulating ahead of Trump’s

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This What Happened When Americans Were Asked To Find North Korea On A Map

Respondents who could correctly identify North Korea tended to view diplomatic and nonmilitary strategies more favorably than those who could not.

ZeroHedge.com
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Where’s Ukraine? Each dot depicts the location where a U.S. survey respondent situated Ukraine; the dots are colored based on how far removed they are from the actual country, with the most accurate responses in red and the least accurate ones in blue. (Data: Survey Sampling International; Figure: Thomas Zeitzoff/The Monkey Cage)

In April 2014, just as the Ukraine conflict (and proxy civil war) was hitting its climax, in the process undermining US-Russian relations for years, some 2,066 Americans were asked to show where the Ukraine was on a map. The result, while leaving something to be desired, was not terrible. Fast forward to this weekend, when the NYT repeated

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MSNBC Opts To Apologize After Airing Map Of Disappearing Palestine

Before MSNBC’s apology, pro-Palestinian activists praised the segment as a rare instance of mainstream media honesty about Israeli occupation.

Kit O'Connell
بواسطة Kit O'Connell

NEW YORK --- Earlier this month, MSNBC aired a well-known, but controversial graphic that illustrates how Israel has taken over Palestine as the occupation of the region has grown over time. The graphic, which appeared during an Oct. 15 discussion between MSNBC anchor Kate Snow and Martin Fletcher, a Middle East correspondent, shows a series

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This Map Shows Which Countries Prefer China To The US

The Middle East is a much bigger fan of China. The US wins Europe. And Argentina can’t make up its mind.

Simran Khosla
بواسطة Simran Khosla

The power struggle between China and the United States was thrust into daylight last week when a Chinese jet intercepted a US naval patrol plane over the South China Sea. After the fact, the US military claimed its plane had been flying routine patrols in international airspace. The Chinese military said the airspace was theirs and that the US

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