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Aid Groups Warn of Humanitarian Crisis from Turkey’s Assault on Syria
Aid groups operating in northeastern Syria have been raising the alarm about civilian casualties and an impending humanitarian crisis this week, as Turkey began a military assault on the turbulent region’s Kurdish militants.
U.N.’s Islamic State Probe Unit Kicks into Gear
A United Nations-backed probe into atrocities committed by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq has frequently been criticised for making slow progress during its first two years of operations. Lately, that could be changing.
U.S.-backed Kurds to Halt Child Soldier use in Syria
The United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have struck a deal with the United Nations to stop using child soldiers across swathes of eastern Syria under their control and to release all youngsters from their ranks, the U.N. announced Monday.
World’s Nuclear Facilities Vulnerable to Cyber-Attacks
As hackers continue to rampage through closely-guarded information systems and databases with monotonous regularity, there is a tempting new target for cyber-attacks: the world’s nuclear facilities.
Opinion: The West and Its Self-Assumed Right to Intervene
The ‘West’ is a concept that flourished during the Cold War. Then it was West against East in the form of the Soviet empire. The East was evil against which all democratic countries – read West – were called on to fight.At Least 18 Already Killed in Yarmouk Attacks: Amnesty International
At least 18 civilians have already been killed in the attack on the Syrian refugee camp of Yarmouk, according to Amnesty International.Situation in Besieged Yarmouk Camp ‘One of the Most Severe Ever’
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has described the situation inside the Syrian refugee camp of Yarmouk, under attack by Islamic State (IS) militants, as “one of the most severe ever” for the already spartan camp.
Kurdish Civil Society Against Use of Arms to Gain Autonomy
A rupture inside the movement for the creation of an independent state of Kurdistan has given new impetus to the voices of those condemning the use of weapons as the way to autonomy.
OPINION: The Paris Killings – A Fatal Trap for Europe
It is sad to see how a continent that was one cradle of civilisation is running blindly into a trap, the trap of a holy war with Islam – and that six Muslim terrorists were sufficient to bring that about.
Video Games, Poverty and Conflict in Bab Al-Tabbaneh
“People get used to war. During the last battle, children were still coming to play. Can you imagine, a seven-year-old boy running through the bullets just to play video games,” says Mohammad Darwish, a calm man with a curled beard framing his face.
Pakistan’s “Other” Insurgents Face IS
The media tend to portray Balochistan as “troubled”, or “restive”, but it would be more accurate to say that there´s actually a war going on in this part of the world.
Children in Aleppo Forced Underground to Go to School
Winter has not yet hit this nearly besieged city, but children are already attending classes in winter coats and stocking hats.
OPINION: The Irresistible Attraction of Radical Islam
The Oct. 23 attack on the Canadian Parliament building by a Canadian who had converted to Islam just a month earlier should create some interest in why an increasing number of young people are willing to sacrifice their lives for a radical view of Islam.
Iraqi Christians Seek Shelter in Jordan after IS Threats
Watching videos and pictures on social media of the advance of the Islamic State (IS) inside Syria made it all seem far from reality to Iraqi Marvin Nafee.
Schools Open In Iraqi Kurdistan … But for Refugees Not Students
“We had ten minutes to leave our hometown,” says 33-year-old Kamal Faris who, together with his entire family, was forced to flee the threat of Islamic State (IS) fighters approaching his village.Iraq Looking for an ‘Independent’ Sunni Defense Minister
Iraqi President Fouad Massoum said this past week that the government was looking for an independent Sunni Muslim to fill the post of defense minister in an effort to improve chances of reunifying the country and defeating the group that calls itself the Islamic State (IS).
Geographical Divide in Maternal Health for Syrian Refugees
At the largest refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan, young Syrian mothers and pregnant women are considered relatively lucky.
No Easy Choices for Syrians with Small Children
The woman who walked into the Islamic Front (IF) media office near the Turkish border was on the verge of fainting under the hot Syrian sun, but all she cared about was her infant son.
OPINION: Iraq On the Precipice
The catastrophic events in Iraq that are unfolding daily are more significant than at any point in recent memory.
TNT and Scrap Metal Eviscerate Syria’s Industrial Capital
Numerous mechanics, tyre and car body shops used to line the busy streets near the Old City of Syria’s previous industrial and commercial hub.
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