Crisis in Afrin--Potential Disaster for All of the Federation of Northern Syria, The Survival of Mid
Dear Friends: This is my third update on the situation in Northern Syria (and Iraq), including Afrin. It was beyond alarming to read in...
Lauren B. Homer | Homer International Law
Mar 30, 2018
Saudis likely to show restraint as Yemen crisis escalates
A missile attack this week on Riyadh has raised the risk of an escalation in the Yemen war in a region riven with interwoven conflicts,...
Reuters
Mar 28, 2018
Human Rights Council extends mandates on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Syria, Iran, South S
The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted five resolutions in which it extended the mandates on the Democratic People’s...
Genocide Watch
Mar 23, 2018
Democratic Federation of Northern Syria: Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing
This my second update on events in Afrin and beyond. After I wrote my first update (below) on Friday, March 16, it became apparent that...
Lauren B. Homer | Homer International Law
Mar 22, 2018
Yemen's central bank closes over shortage of funds
The Yemeni central bank has announced it is closing because it has run out of money. The National Saudi Arabia had promised a large...
Al Jazeera
Mar 22, 2018
Kurdish fighters vow to fight Turkey army after Afrin withdrawal
YPG fighters pledge to shift to guerrilla tactics, as Turkish forces clear Afrin's city centre of explosive devices. Kurdish fighters in...
Al Jazeera
Mar 19, 2018
6 Recommendations for Saudi Arabia
Mohammad bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, has just landed in Washington, D.C. for a three-day visit in the U.S. Capitol and...
In Defense of Christians (IDC) 1
Mar 19, 2018
Yemen: Diphtheria outbreak 'symptoms of collapsed health system'
Since the disease was first detected six months ago, around 1,300 people have been infected and more than 70 have died. The World Health...
Al Jazeera
Mar 18, 2018
The Halabja Genocide 30 Years After
On March 16, 1988, after sustained shelling and aerial bombardments had driven most of the inhabitants of the Kurdish town of Halabja...
Kenneth R. Timmerman | FrontPage
Mar 16, 2018
KRG hosts conference to mark 30th anniversary of the Halabja Genocide
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representation in the United States hosted a conference to mark the 30th anniversary of the...
Kurdistan Regional Government
Mar 16, 2018
Saudis in secret talks with Houthis to end Yemen's war: report
Sources say clandestine discussions have been going on for two months in neighbouring Oman, news agency says. The UN estimates 22.2...
Al Jazeera
Mar 15, 2018
Russia Should Go Beyond Humanitarian Corridors in Syria
Syria’s civilians have suffered tremendously through the country’s seven years of conflict. Now, as the Syrian government and its allies...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 8, 2018
