Refugee Children Washing Ashore in Turkey
30% of all the refugees who have died this year trying to cross the Mediterranean…
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Pentagon: US Trained Syrian ‘Rebels’ Gave Gear to Al-Qaeda
The best way to describe U.S. foreign policy is “too little too late,” or even better,…
You Have Enough Data, Make Use of It: An Anonymous Perspective
On a recent evening in Baghdad, Usaid Barho -14 years old at that time- approached the…
Iraq future: Where to go now?
By Dr. Wamith Kaleel Alkassab There is no doubt that the departure of Nuri al-Maliki…
Fake ISIS News: Always Triple Verify (Graphic Images)
Some gruesome stories have been circulating in the media regarding ISIS crimes. While ISIS has…
Updates from Iraqi Kurdistan August 13-14
*August 13th, 9:27 PM, Southern Kurdistan time: IS militants seize control of Mosul dam, Iraq’s…
YPG and PKK Forces: The Unsung Heroes of the War Against the “Islamic State”
Re-posted from “The New Middle East” Guest contributor, Dr. Saladdin Ahmed, received his Ph.D in…
Updates from Iraqi Kurdistan 8/11: Helicopter Transporting Refugees Crashes; Peshmerga Collaborate with Iraqi Army
*A Helicopter escorting 20 Yezidi refugees from Sinjar mountains has reportedly crashed after losing balance. Vian Dakhil,…
IS and Kurdish forces clash; Refugees receive aid: Updates from 9/10
August 8th: Photographs from the front lines of the IS-Peshmerga current battle in Jalawla. Post…
Three Thousand Dead in Sinjar, Thousands More Kidnapped
Originally published August 8, 2014 by The Rojava Report At least three thousand people have…
IS and Peshmerga Battle in Iraq; Yezidi People Require Aid: Updates from 8/7
Approximately 9:00 am PST: The EU condemns ISIS, while Kurds say that “Words are not…
Propaganda 2.0: Government Trolls, Sock Puppet Armies and Terrorist Twitterstorms
In the old days you could pull a trigger on a revolver and hurt people,…
Trial Begins for Blackwater Guards Over Baghdad Massacre
Article originally published on Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos Seven years after deadly Nisour Square…