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
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
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
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
Syria: Is the Worst Yet to Come?
On the seventh anniversary of the Syrian conflict, this commemorative event will examine ongoing atrocities against civilians and...
Genocide Watch
Mar 7, 2018
Syrian government ground forces attack Ghouta despite Russian truce plan
Syrian government forces launched a ground assault on the edge of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta enclave on Wednesday, seeking to gain...
Reporting by Tom Perry in Beirut and Stephanie
Feb 26, 2018
UN passes Syria ceasefire resolution after strikes in Eastern Ghouta kill hundreds
This week, Syrian government-led airstrikes in the rebel-held suburb of Eastern Ghouta killed an estimated 500 civilians. On Saturday,...
PBS
Feb 24, 2018
Syria war: Russia says no agreement on ceasefire resolution
Russia has said there is no agreement on a UN Security Council resolution to bring in a 30-day truce in Syria. Russia's UN ambassador,...
BBC News
Feb 22, 2018
Winning the Post-ISIS Battle for Iraq in Sinjar
What’s new? The Islamic State (ISIS) is defeated in Iraq, and its genocidal campaign against the Yazidis in Sinjar has ended. But...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 20, 2018
VOA Interview: UN Chief Antonio Guterres
Rebuilding Iraq Question: The conference is wrapping up, but while there have been some significant contributions for the Iraq...
Genocide Watch
Feb 20, 2018
Syria: Aid finally reaches Eastern Ghouta after death toll rises above 200 in four day assault
As the death toll from a four-day assault on Eastern Ghouta rose above 200 last week, the UN Security Council met behind closed doors on...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Feb 16, 2018
Integrating Syrian Refugees in Istanbul’s “District of Victimhood”
Sultangazi is an inner-city district of Istanbul located on the European side of the Bosphorus, home to more than a half-million Turkish...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 15, 2018
