On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes
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RECENT NEWS ON RUSSIAN GENOCIDE IN UKRAINE
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Creating a Shared Language of Genocide Prevention Across the Globe
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Powerful associates of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, are making and selling captagon, an illegal amphetamine, creating a new...
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The effects of COVID-19 on Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Case Study of Six Countries
Source: iMMAP Posted: 1 Dec. 2021 Originally Published: 1 Dec. 2021 Executive Summary Global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are...
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Yazidi genocide: IS member found guilty in German landmark trial
An Iraqi member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been found guilty of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority in a landmark...
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Priti Patel blames ‘evil’ gangs for Channel crossings but the reality is far more complicated
Analysis: The UK government’s own experts say many journeys are actually organised directly by desperate families An abandoned dinghy on...
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Four Months, 5,000 Miles: A Refugee Puppet Looks for Home
In “The Walk,” a 12-foot tall, 9-year-old Syrian girl named Amal trekked from Turkey to Britain to find her mother. In a politically...
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"Our Orders Are Clear. Nobody Gets Through."
Europe's Brutal and Illegal Approach to Migration Months of reporting has revealed the violent – and illegal – brutality the EU is...
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Left Behind After U.S. Withdrawal, Some Former Afghan Spies and Soldiers Turn to Islamic State
Hunted by the Taliban and lacking income, members of disbanded security forces provide recruits for extremist group Relatives attended a...
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Why Is There No Global Effort to Find the Missing Yazidis?
If the world truly intends to prevent atrocities, an obvious task is before us. When Pope Francis visited Iraq this year, he met and...
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The Last Speakers of Aramaic Fight So That the Language of Jesus Christ Does Not Disappear
The language that predominated in biblical times today is spoken by just over half a million people, and most are in the diaspora...
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Minnesota Man Who Trained with Islamic State Pleads Guilty
Abdelhamid Al-Madioum, a U.S. citizen from St. Louis Park, Minn., pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to fighting with ISIS in...
Iraq in the News
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