The author is making a cultural allusion, therefore comparing the character to something in our present day culture. I hope this will guide you towards the right answer.
Answer:
Hati and Skoll instead are the two wolves that chase respectively mythology the Moon and the Sun, until the day when they will eat and obscure Heaven and Earth, during the Ragnarök.
Explanation:
The number of air strikes and battles taking place in the Middle East make it the most war-torn region in the world.