A Yazidi activist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But what happens next for Yazidis? Tutku Ayhan - October 30, 2018 Yazidi survivor, activist and U.N. goodwill ambassador for the dignity
After several high-profile murders in Iraq, here’s what headlines missed about their cause. Zahra Ali - October 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78816" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this image from Oct. 1,
Why the Nobel Peace Prize went to 2 people fighting sexual violence in war Ragnhild Nordås and Elisabeth Wood - October 8, 2018 As Islamic State forces swept through northern Iraq in 2014,
What to expect from Iraq’s election on Saturday Renad Mansour - May 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73005" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People cast their ballots at a voting
Here’s what old constitutional debates tell us about the new crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan Al Ali - October 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65511" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Smoke rises while Iraqi security forces
Responding to Puerto Rico’s disaster is uniquely complex. But Trump is still falling short. Jeremy Konyndyk - September 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64261" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Marta Sostre Vazquez reacts as she
Three years ago, the Islamic State massacred Yazidis in Iraq. Why? Murat Tezcür - August 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62370" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In 2015, a Yazidi woman, who
This is what can we learn about ISIS from Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army Eleanor Beevor - October 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48328" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this Nov. 12, 2006 file
A provocative article says the Islamic State is a mystery. Here’s why that’s wrong. Costantino Pischedda - August 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28953" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this June 23, 2014, file
A provocative article says the Islamic State is a mystery. Here's why that's wrong. - August 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28953" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this June 23, 2014, file
Six things you need to know about women and ISIS Mia Bloom - June 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25788" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] Displaced Iraqis from the
Why the Islamic State's annihilation of ancient cultures matters - May 29, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25495" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Syrian citizens walk in the
Why the Islamic State’s annihilation of ancient cultures matters Michael Danti - May 29, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25495" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Syrian citizens walk in the
The Islamic State, Boko Haram and the evolution of international jihad Nathaniel Allen - March 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23098" align="alignnone" width="620"] A wall painted by Boko Haram
Warfare isn’t just a man’s game anymore Ora Szekely and Jessica Trisko Darden - February 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21064" align="alignnone" width="620"] Mariam al-Mansouri, the first Emirati female
Is it possible to meet the 'Responsibility to Protect'? - December 9, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18867" align="aligncenter" width="620"] British warplanes struck a large bunker
Is it possible to meet the ‘Responsibility to Protect’? Roland Paris - December 9, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18867" align="aligncenter" width="620"] British warplanes struck a large bunker
Wartime sexual violence is not just a ‘weapon of war’ Sarah Parkinson, Kerry Crawford, and Hoover Green - September 24, 2014 Sexual violence has played a prominent role in recent media
Why the U.S. backed the Kurds Morgan Kaplan - September 9, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15516" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Iraqi Kurdish pesh merga fighter
The past and future of Iraq's minorities Elizabeth Ferris and Abbie Taylor - September 8, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15391" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Displaced people from the minority Yazidi
The past and future of Iraq’s minorities Elizabeth Ferris and Abbie Taylor - September 8, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15391" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Displaced people from the minority Yazidi