US-led Coalition Airstrikes Contribute to Civilian Deaths in Syria
On Monday, 26 June, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reportedly captured al-Qadisia, a western district of Raqqa, the de...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Jun 30, 2017
US State Department’s Lie About Child Soldiers
By Jo Becker United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a press conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S....
Human Rights Watch
Jun 27, 2017
Syria’s Armenians are fleeing to their ancestral homeland
WHEN war broke out in Syria in 2011, some of the wealthier families from the country’s Christian Armenian minority decamped to Yerevan,...
The Economist
Jun 26, 2017
The Sunni-Shia Divide
An ancient religious divide is helping fuel a resurgence of conflicts in the Middle East and Muslim countries. Struggles between Sunni...
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Jun 23, 2017
Russian warships fire missiles at ISIS in Syria
By Alla Eshchenko Russian warships have fired six missiles on ISIS targets in Syria, state media reports, in Moscow's latest show of...
CNN 1
Jun 23, 2017
Iran and Turkey, at war with Syria
Two traditional foes, Turkey and Iran, have found themselves on the same side of a bitter regional dispute between Saudi Arabia and...
Newsweek
Jun 21, 2017
Trump still doesn't have a strategy for dealing with Assad
With tensions escalating between the United States and Russia, the White House still has no larger strategy on how to deal with fresh...
Politico
Jun 19, 2017
Trump and the battle for eastern Syria
By Jonathan Marcus The battle for Mosul may be entering its final phase. The battle for Raqqa is under way. But the battle for the future...
BBC News
Jun 19, 2017
ACLU asks court to stop deportation of Iraqi Christians
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has asked for a temporary restraining order on the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
John Burger | Aleteia
Jun 16, 2017
Civilian Deaths in Raqqa Mount as US-led Coalition Forces Push to Reclaim City from ISIL
Since beginning a large-scale offensive campaign on 6 June, the US-led coalition has continued to advance in Raqqa, the de facto capital...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Jun 16, 2017
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
