The election of Abiy Ahmed and the thawing of relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea sparked hopes for stability in the Horn of Africa. However, the actions of Eritrean forces during the Tigray conflict have called the new relationship into question.
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How Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait sparked the largest civilian airlift in history.
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How United States bombers helped to turn North Korea into the paranoid military dictatorship it is today.
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In 1865 the Confederacy was defeated and slavery ended in the United States. Those enslaved in Indian Territory would have to wait another year for their freedom.
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