Iraqis and Syrians making the expensive and perilous journey to Belarus, hoping to get into the European Union, say they’ve lost hope for a future at home.
Tag: Kurds
Talk of Iraq Recognizing Israel Prompts Threats of Arrest or Death
A conference promoting normalization, organized by a little-known American group, prompted a furor, pointing to the volatility and danger in Iraqi politics.
Pressuring France to Bring Them Home, Women Who Joined ISIS Stage Hunger Strike
Frenchwomen who joined the Islamic State and are now held in squalid detention camps in Syria have gone on a hunger strike to protest France’s refusal to bring them back.
Pressuring France to Bring Them Home, Women Who Joined ISIS Stage Hunger Strike
Frenchwomen who joined the Islamic State and are now held in squalid detention camps in Syria have gone on a hunger strike to protest France’s refusal to bring them back.
Turkish Forces in Syria Protect 5 Million People
Turkey was widely criticized when it sent forces into Syria, but today its soldiers stand between millions of Syrians and potential slaughter at the hands of President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
Rocket Attack in Iraq Kills a U.S. Military Contractor
Some saw the barrage of rockets aimed at an airport in the northern city of Erbil as a test of the new administration in Washington.
They Came for My Father Nearly 30 Years Ago. It Still Haunts Me.
The recent antigovernment protests in Iraq remind me of Saddam Hussein’s regime of fear and of the rebels who, like my parents, opposed it at great risk.
Refugee and Author Long Detained by Australia Gets Asylum in New Zealand
Behrouz Boochani, a Kurdish-Iranian exile, said the news showed the vast differences between the two neighboring countries on human rights.
An Ancient Valley Lost to ‘Progress’
In his push for economic development, Turkey’s president has flooded the archaeological gem of Hasankeyf and displaced thousands of families.
Erdogan and Trump Form New Bond as Interests Align
Relations between President Trump and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey have long blown hot and cold. For the moment, they are finding common cause.