IPC: Connections
Violence Returns to Pakistan’s Major Cities
Over the last two years, Pakistan has had something of a respite from dramatic attacks such as those that plagued the country from 2007 to 2010. During those years, a series of high-profile and highly disruptive attacks against police, army, and intelligence targets challenged the government’s ability to control the…
North Korea Update
“There are both some hopeful things coming out of the North and the ongoing difficulties... On a positive note, it seems that China is seeking to do more in the way of investment in North Korea which will help the economic situation some… We are also beginning to see some…
Afghanistan: Taliban Execute Woman to Send Afghans a Grim Warning
Many Afghans are very afraid that the Taliban will come back again and where they control areas inside Afghanistan. Pray that this would never happen again. This is an example how brutal they are: Taliban execute a woman to send Afghans a grim warning of life without the West. Video…
Burma: Current Crisis in Western Myanmar
In early June, three Muslim young men on Ramree Island reportedly raped a Rakhine Buddhist woman. After the story was published a mob of angry Rakhines attacked a bus of Muslims in central Rakhine State killing ten. A Karen/ Rakhine Christian worker witnessed these deaths. Riots then broke out across…
