Number of Civilian Deaths in Mosul on the Rise
As the number of civilian deaths continues to rise in Mosul, ICRtoP member Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported that the latest...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Jun 9, 2017
Attacks on Health Workers in War Zones Continue, Despite U.N. Resolution
UNITED NATIONS — A string of blatantly illegal attacks on clinics and ambulances in war zones around the world prompted the Security...
New York Times 1
May 25, 2017
The Pope and Trump discuss protection of Christians in Iraq
Among the topics discussed by Catholic leader Pope Francis and US President Donald Trump was the persecution and protection of dwindling...
Rudaw
May 25, 2017
Want to defeat the legacy of ISIS? Try rebuilding non-Muslim communities it has destroyed.
By Alberto Fernandez The Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate is crumbling, if all too slowly. Sadly, though, its ultimate collapse...
Washington Post
May 24, 2017
Letter to the Editor,Free Press: U.S. must demand that Iraq protect minorities
Sunday Detroit Free Press published the Letter I sent to the Chief Editor for Detroit Free Press News Paper Sunday. May 21, 2017 U.S....
Joseph T. Kassab | Sunday Detroit Free Press
May 21, 2017
Christian exodus continues amid fears of radical groups in the Middle East
An unprecedented Christian exodus is sweeping across the Middle East as the Islamic State continues to target the religious minority in...
Lorraine Caballero | ishtartv
May 19, 2017
As Trump Alights in Israel, Palestinians are Descending into Darkness
By Nathan Thrall President Donald Trump makes a 26-hour visit to Israel on 22 May to discuss the “ultimate deal” — a peace agreement...
International Crisis Group 1
May 19, 2017
Syrian Crematory Is Hiding Mass Killings of Prisoners, U.S. Says
A satellite image of what the State Department described as a building in a Syrian prison complex that was modified to support a...
Gardiner Harris
May 15, 2017
Turkey Threatens U.S. Troops in Syria
Action, reaction. American forces raced for the Syria/Turkish border last week after Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish fighters allied...
The PKK’s Fateful Choice in Northern Syria
Executive Summary Six years into Syria’s civil war, the military and political map in the north has been dramatically redrawn. The most...
International Crisis Group 1
May 4, 2017
Security in the Aftermath of ISIS
President Trump has garnered reams of coverage and criticism for his executive order on refugees, but so far the press has shown little...
Andrew Doran, Robert Nicholson
May 2, 2017
Syria Chemical Attacks Use Nerve Agents
On April 4, 2017, an attack with chemical weapons struck Khan Sheikhoun, a town in northwestern Syria, killing at least 89 people. While...
Human Rights Watch
May 1, 2017
