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Irate Iraqis Recall Horrors of IS Prisons

HAMAM ALIL, IRAQ/KHAZIR, IRAQI KURDISTAN — Islamic State “would kill us without dignity,” says Raith Ahmed, an English teacher and a father of two. “That means throwing out bodies to the dogs.” As he talks, Ahmed picks through debris in Hamam Alil, Iraq, from what once […]

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Assad says taking of Aleppo is historic moment

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday the world would be different after what he called the “liberation of Aleppo”, describing it as a historic moment. “What is happening today is the writing of a history written by every Syrian citizen. The writing did not […]

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5 Ways You Can Support the Victims of Aleppo

Aleppo’s civilian population is now in greater danger than ever, following reports of atrocities against civilians committed by pro-Syrian government forces poised to retake the city. An emergency U.N. meeting was called on Tuesday to address the humanitarian crisis in the city at the epicenter […]

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Bloodied and demoralized Syrians evacuate Aleppo

BEIRUT (AP) — Weeping, hobbling on crutches or dragging suitcases, hundreds of survivors of a devastating government bombardment and siege left the last sliver of opposition-held Aleppo on Thursday, an evacuation that sealed the end of the rebellion’s most important stronghold and was a watershed […]