Syrian army takes northern rebel stronghold
Fears mount that Idlib will suffer same fate as Homs; rights group says army is mining the border with Turkey
View ArticleIraqis flee Syria in droves, some evacuated by air
UN reports increasing violence and ‘targeted threats’ against refugees living in the country; some cannot afford the trip out
View ArticleHusband held in killing of Iraqi-American woman
Police say note left next to victim’s body initially indicated a possible hate crime
View ArticleLawmakers urge US to return Iraqi artifacts to Jews, not Baghdad
Members of Congress from NY, Florida spearhead effort to ensure archive taken from Saddam goes to descendants of refugees
View ArticleJewish refugees from Arab lands slowly gain recognition
Documentary captures Skype conversations between an Iraqi Jew researching her father’s fate and the young reporter in Baghdad who tries to help her
View ArticleUN in shock over deliberate flooding in Iraq
12,000 families have been displaced and hundreds of houses submerged in apparent terror tactic
View ArticleIsraeli NGO delivers aid to refugees in Iraq
IsraAID provides urgent assistance to displaced Christians and Yazidis who have fled to Kurdish region
View ArticleKurds scrutinize refugees at camps to keep IS out
In order to gain access, Iraqis must provide camp officials with papers proving they aren’t Islamic State fighters
View ArticlePope urges more Muslim opposition to IS
Visiting Turkey, Francis slams ‘barbaric violence’ of group, backs use of military force to stop its advances
View ArticleAmnesty: 2014 ‘catastrophic’ year for human rights
Watchdog accuses Israel of committing ‘war crimes’ in Gaza; Foreign Ministry says report ‘disregards’ Israeli suffering
View ArticlePalestinian refugees in Iraq on the move again
Following attacks by Islamic State, dozens of individuals continue their search for a new, safe place to call home
View ArticleFor Iraqis, years after US invasion seem like unending war
Many pine for era of stability in country beleaguered by sectarian violence and civil strife
View ArticleUN says over 3 million Iraqis displaced by IS, fighting
Religious minorities fleeing for their lives; some towns retaken by Iraqi army require massive reconstruction
View ArticleExiled Iraqi Christians train for retaking of Mosul
Armed with Kalashnikovs and toting crosses, volunteers receive combat instruction to fight IS and get their homes back
View ArticleFrustrated refugees leave Hungary for Austria on foot
After Hungarian authorities block rail travel, hundreds begin walking the 171-kilometer journey to the border
View ArticleBritain and France pledge to let in tens of thousands of migrants
London and Paris to take in 44,000 people after outcry; Greek island flooded with refugees ‘on verge of explosion’
View ArticleRefugees may be greatest challenge in EU history, Germany says
Berlin calls for solidarity in managing crisis, as bloc’s president says he may convene special summit
View ArticleHungary seals border to migrants as Germany slams ‘disgraceful’ EU
As Europe grapples with massive influx of asylum seekers, Budapest introduces tough new anti-refugee laws
View ArticleGermany, Austria, Slovakia urge EU refugee summit
Angela Merkel says challenge of influx of asylum seekers can ‘only be resolved in a pan-European way’
View Article‘Islamist’ shot dead after stabbing German policewoman
Iyad Allawi served 8 years for plot to kill former Iraqi PM; after attack, cop accidentally shot by colleague; now in stable condition
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