Turkey Targets Kurdish Rebels in Iraq, Killing 4 Yazidi Fighters
IRBIL, IRAQ – Turkish airstrikes inside Iraq targeting members of an outlawed Kurdish rebel group have killed at least four minority Yazidi fighters allied with the rebels, an Iraqi...
Russia’s Bid to Block UN Financing for Syria Probe Defeated
In late December, United Nations member countries defeated an attempt by Russia to block funding for investigations into grave abuses in Syria, approving US$ million for a team of...
Iran Guard Leader Threatens to ‘Set Ablaze’ US-Backed Places
TEHRAN, IRAN – The leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatened on Tuesday to “set ablaze” places supported by the United States over the killing of a top Iranian general in a airstrike last week, sparking cries from the...
Humanitarian Conditions Worsen for Millions in Syria’s Idlib
GENEVA – The United Nations says conditions are deteriorating at an alarming rate for millions of civilians trapped in Syria’s embattled northwest province of Idlib.
Turkey and other countries...
Civilian Casualties: A Case for US Condolence Payments in Syria
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that President Donald Trump signed into law in late December didn’t seem to make big news in the Middle East at the...