TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: A British man who spent five months fighting against ISIS in Syria has been banned from giving a speech at his old university over fears he encourages others to travel to the region. Macer Gifford, 28, fought with the Kurdish group YPG and was due to give a talk on Tuesday at top London university UCL, organised by Kurdish Society president Kava Kurda. But Union Activities and Events Officer, Asad Khan, said the decision was due to 'concerns an event with a person speaking about their experiences fighting in Syria could lead to others going and fighting in the conflict'.Macer Gifford, 28, fought with the Kurdish group YPG in Northern SyriaHe was due to give a talk about the conflict at UCL on TuesdayHis talk was aiming to 'shine a light' on the ongoing conflict with ISISBut student union chief Asad Khan stopped the event from happeningFor full news coverage on ISIS visit [Link] 
 Question:'In absence of advice from the police, _ indicated that their preference would be to not invite Mr Gifford to speak on this occasion, although the final decision rested with us.'

SOLUTION: UCL

PROBLEM: Jay Z launched a stream of tweets defending his premium music streaming app Tidal after the service, launched last month, was described as a flop. His social media diatribe comes as reports claim that Tidal is being sabotaged by rivals as it attempts to take business away from more-established music outlets such as Spotify and Apple. 'We may not be perfect - but we are determined,' he said while claiming that there are 'many big companies that are spending millions on a smear campaign'. 'We are here for the long haul,' the rapper and businessman tweeted in a string of 'stream of consciousness' messages.Rapper says that his streaming service is 'here for the long haul'Report claims that app is being affected by delays from Apple, which is launching its own music service this summerJay Z claims that Tidal already has more than 700,000 subscribersApp purchasing data shows that it has fallen out of top 750 downloads 
 Question:Several artists have publicly criticized the roll-out, saying that _ made it seem as if some of the world's biggest musicians wanted more money.

SOLUTION: Jay Z

PROBLEM: (CNN) Syrian government forces say they have retaken control of the rest of Aleppo, but there is no military solution to the conflict in Syria. Only a widely accepted political settlement can end the fighting and stitch the country back together. The recent Syrian regime offensive -- supported by Russian and Iranian-backed forces -- to capture the rest of the eastern side of the city has led to the complete fall of the besieged area. However the Syrian regime's recent victories have raised many questions about the impact of these gains on the conflict in Syria and the fate of the country.Haid: Even if Assad is able to control Syria militarily, after a long struggle, the regime will still not be able to efficiently run the countryDespite the significance of Aleppo, the fate of the city alone is not a decisive factor in the Syrian conflict 
 Question:Any other solution will only deal with symptoms and ignore the illness until it is too late for it to be treated, and turn _ into a failed state permanently.

SOLUTION:
Syrian