Children continue to be affected by airstrikes and the disruption of essential services, with 37 children reported killed since Jan. 1
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The Yezidi Minority, Daesh/ISIL, and Iraq’s Human Rights Catastrophe
by Patrick Ball Patrick Ball with Yezidi boys at an informal camp in Sharya, Iraq. Farhad (not his real name) got the call from ISIS […]
The Israeli Hospital Admitting Syrian Fighters: The War Next Door
Vice News | — “In August, al Nusra Front jihadists took control of Syria’s side of the border crossing with Israel and kidnapped over 40 […]
Torture, Assassination and the Other Shoe: The Coming Great Senate Drone Report of 2019
By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | — It was December 6, 2019, three years into a sagging Clinton presidency and a bitterly divided Congress. That […]
Cuba: Top 5 other Dictatorships with which US has Diplomatic Relations
By Juan Cole | — The US sanctions on Cuba were justified by their supporters with reference to the Communist government’s human rights record. That […]
Pope Francis Backs Obama’s Cuba Opening
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Dec 18 2014 (IPS) – In perhaps his boldest foreign-policy move during his presidency, Barack Obama Wednesday announced that he intends […]
If Jeb Bush Is In, Who Will Win Wall Street’s Money?
Bloomberg Business | — “Bloomberg’s Stephanie Ruhle and John Heilemann talk cash and 2016 prospects. Bloomberg Politics leads Bloomberg’s political coverage across all platforms: Web, […]
Europe Must follow Through on votes in Favor of Palestine Recognition
By John V Whitbeck European parliamentary resolutions urging their governments to recognise the State of Palestine must be followed by actual recognitions of the State […]
No more Turning the Cheek: Assyrian Christians form Militia in Syria to fight al-Qaeda
Middle East Eye | — “The Syriac Military Council (MFS) was established in January 2013 to protect the marginalised Assyrian Christian communities in Syria. They […]
3 Problems Pakistani Politics has to Resolve after Grisly School Attack
By Juan Cole | — Pakistan politics has been mired in stagnation for some time now. In September of 2013, Pakistan undertook the first successful […]
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