Foreign Affairs1h
In Assad’s Fall, an Echo of the Arab Spring
The regime’s collapse should also dispel at last the persistent myth that the Arab Spring was a mirage. The first wave of ...
Syria’s Christians mark a decade since a horrific IS attack and worry about their future
Christians in northeast Syria this month will mark the 10th anniversary of an attack by the Islamic State group on more than ...
Iran executed 975 people in 2024 in ‘horrifying escalation’ of death penalty, damning report says
The report came about a month after the UN human rights chief said Iran had executed 901 prisoners in 2024. Volker Turk said ...
Iran executed 975 people in 'horrifying' 2024 escalation: Human rights groups
Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, marking a significant increase and the highest number since 2008, according to ...
Australian women who lived under Islamic State speak from Syria for first time since the fall of the Assad regime
Australian women who lived in the Islamic State terror group's so-called caliphate speak from detention camps in Syria for ...
The Nation1d
What’s Next for Syrian Refugees?
While Syrians around the world are celebrating the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, they are still cautious about what comes next.
jacobin2d
Syria Remains a Battleground for Competing Regional Powers
Turkey’s ruling AKP views the fall of Assad in Syria as an opportunity to project power across the region. But the ...
Foreign Affairs2d
A Brutal War Has Weakened Support for Hamas—but Made Peace With Israel Harder
Founder of Artis International and Distinguished Research Fellow at the Changing Character of War Centre at Oxford University ...
Truthout3d
Genocide Drove the Yazidi From Their Homeland. A Decade Later, Some Are Returning.
ISIS wrecked 80 percent of public infrastructure and 70 percent of civilian homes in Sinjar City and surrounding areas.
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Amid conflicting reports, Iraq's Central Bank denies claims of US sanctions on five Iraqi banks
Despite the CBI's denial, Reuters reported that Iraq’s central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in US dollar ...
Florida Political Review6d
The End of an Era: How the Fall of Assad’s Regime in Syria Will Reshape Global Politics
By the end of 2011, the Syrian Civil War had started, becoming a long-standing symbol of conflict in the Middle East.