war
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
Middle East
March 2, 2019
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – Hareth Najem fled Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria wounded and alone. The…
Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record in 2018: UN
Middle East
February 24, 2019
Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record in 2018: UN
More civilians were killed in the Afghan war in 2018 than during any other year on record after nearly two…
Photographer McCullin’s lifetime of war shown in London
Culture
February 4, 2019
Photographer McCullin’s lifetime of war shown in London
A retrospective of Don McCullin, one of Britain’s greatest living photographers, opens in London on Tuesday, spanning 60 years of…
Israel says all Hezbollah cross-border tunnels found
Middle East
January 13, 2019
Israel says all Hezbollah cross-border tunnels found
Israel said Sunday it had uncovered all cross-border attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah from Lebanon and will bring its…
Young girl’s tragic story makes her symbol of Yemen war
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Young girl’s tragic story makes her symbol of Yemen war
Buthaina Mansur al-Rimi’s life has changed drastically since last year — orphaned in Sanaa, the little girl controversially ended…
‘Worse every day’: Afghans expect 2019 to be even deadlier
Middle East
December 30, 2018
‘Worse every day’: Afghans expect 2019 to be even deadlier
After a year of record bloodshed, Afghans are bracing for an even deadlier 2019 with the threat of a…
Hodeida truce ‘dead duck’ if rebel breaches persist: coalition
Middle East
December 19, 2018
Hodeida truce ‘dead duck’ if rebel breaches persist: coalition
A hard-won truce in the battleground Yemeni city of Hodeida will collapse if rebel violations persist and the United…
US-backed forces retake IS hub in east Syria: monitor
Middle East
December 14, 2018
US-backed forces retake IS hub in east Syria: monitor
Kurdish-dominated forces backed by air strikes by a US-led coalition retook full control of a key jihadist hub in…
Nobel peace prize shines light on rape in conflict
World
December 10, 2018
Nobel peace prize shines light on rape in conflict
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, an IS sex slave survivor, will be presented with the…
Fight to end rape in war must begin in peacetime: Mukwege
World
December 9, 2018
Fight to end rape in war must begin in peacetime: Mukwege
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege may have won his Nobel prize for his work to end sexual violence in war,…