Security in the Aftermath of ISIS
The Nineveh Plain Safe Zone would promote security, foster local governance, and revitalize the area’s economy. It’s time to put it in...
Syria: Latest Round of Peace Talks Between Government and Opposition Begin in Geneva
On 23 February, the Syrian government and opposition delegations gathered in Geneva to launch the fourth round of UN-sponsored...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Mar 3, 2017
Yemen Conflict: Red Cross Appeals for Access to Key Port
The ICRC described the port of Hudaydah as a "lifeline" for the people of Yemen The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has...
BBC News
Feb 28, 2017
Voice of America Christian Immigration From Iraq Makes Future of Church Uncertain
Hind Safaa has returned to her hometown of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq after Islamic State fighters were pushed out of the town. She and...
Rikar Hussein | EMPOWERMENT INSTITUTE
Feb 26, 2017
Iran Human Rights Violations Continue Unabated
President Hassan Rouhani election was based on his “moderate” campaign, which seemed to signal a change in Iran on various issues,...
Siavosh Hosseini | The Media Express
Feb 26, 2017
Turkish Airstrikes Target Kurdish PKK in Iraq
Turkish war planes illegally operating in Iraq have targeted Kurdistan Worker Party (PKK) positions. At least 34 fighters of the PKK, in...
Paul Antonopoulos | AINA
Feb 21, 2017
Turkish Military Says 44 Islamic State Militants Killed in Syria
Forty-four Islamic State militants were killed by Turkey-backed operations around the Syrian town of al-Bab and in U.S.-led coalition air...
Reporting by Orhan Coskun | Writing by Daren
Feb 21, 2017
Aleppo, Mosul & Beyond: What Future do Christians have in the Middle East?
FEBRUARY 20, 2017 Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II participated in the discussion panel...
ORTHODOXY COGNATE PAGE
Feb 21, 2017
Syrian Army Takes Control of Western Mountains Overlooking Lebanon
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is now in control of the Western Mountains that overlook Lebanon after the jihadist rebels in Serghaya...
Leith Fadel | AINA
Feb 20, 2017
Iraqi MPs Condemn Alleged Kurdish Abuses
An Iraqi parliamentary committee on human rights on Monday demanded that Baghdad and Erbil investigate alleged abuses by Kurdish...
Muayad al-Tarfi | AINA
Feb 20, 2017
J Is For Jihad: How The Islamic State Indoctrinates Children With Math, Grammar, Tanks, and Guns
Every child left behind? The Islamic State has set up education programs to groom the next generation of fighters. And they don’t just...
Foreign Policy
Feb 20, 2017
Iraq: Looting, Destruction by Forces Fighting ISIS
Armed forces fighting Islamic State (also known as ISIS) to retake a town and four villages near Mosul looted, damaged, and destroyed...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 16, 2017
