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Think-Tank Analysis Meets Combat Journalism: Jonathan Spyer Writes on Syria, Iraq Wars

January 7, 2018 | by Daniel J. Levy | 0 Comments

Daniel Levy reviews 'Days of the Fall' by Jonathan Spyer, which bridges the think-tank and combat journalism worlds through the Syrian and Iraqi civil wars. Read more

Iraqi Forces Charge Into Kirkuk

October 16, 2017 | by Scott Davies | 0 Comments

Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga clash in the disputed city of Kirkuk following weeks of rising tensions between the Iraqi government and Kurdistan. Read more

UN Agrees to Set up Probe of IS Atrocities Against Yazidis in Iraq

September 22, 2017 | by Uncommon Ground Media | 0 Comments

The UN Security Council has approved a resolution that will create an investigation into the war crimes committed by ISIS against Yazidis in Iraq. Read more

Why the West Should Support an Independent Kurdistan

September 21, 2017 | by Scott Davies | 0 Comments

An independent Kurdistan would create a secular, pluralistic ally, and be a humanistic victory in protecting the rights of the Kurdish people Following the liberation of Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS) in July, the push for independence once again surged in Iraqi Kurdistan. Shortly after the liberation of Mosul, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President […] Read more

Yazidi Refugee Says Only Way to Save Yazidi Girls is to Buy Them

August 3, 2017 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

Conatus News asked a Yazidi refugee in Iraq what the international community should do to help the persecuted minority in war territory. Read more

Dropping Bombs, Even Big Ones, Doesn’t Make Us the ‘Bad Guys’.

April 21, 2017 | by Dale Claridge | 0 Comments

Recently, the American air force deployed one of its most powerful weapons against IS militants in Afghanistan. It has the greatest payload of any conventional bomb ever used in warfare. Some have argued in response to such a monumental display of power and destructive capability that we have only ourselves to blame for the anti-western […] Read more

After the wars, investing in infrastructure is they way to stabilise the Middle East

April 5, 2017 | by Madelaine Hanson | 0 Comments

Germany, 1945. Berlin and her neighbouring cities are reduced to rubble, concrete and dust. The Red Army has arrived and blown out the floors and regime from under her feet. The women of Berlin wander like ghosts, clasping at the hands of their children, pale-faced at the thought of their husband’s fate. What happens now? […] Read more

Hundreds of Civilian Casualties in Bombings…Then What?

April 2, 2017 | by CNLifestyle | 0 Comments

If the West, its allies and like-minded countries want a future in which democracy and rule of order is restored, a robust international system must exist Read more

Airstrikes in the Middle-East: Increasing “Collateral Damage”

March 28, 2017 | by CNLifestyle | 0 Comments

Another day, another airstrike and a mounting death toll in the Middle East. Civilians considered acceptable "collateral damage" is worryingly increasing. Read more

An Interview with Adalet Garmiany – Founder, Curator, and Chief Executive of ArtRole

February 28, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Adalet R. Garmiany is a British & Kurdish Iraqi artist, curator and Chief Executive/Founder of ArtRole, an International based contemporary arts organisation developing international cultural exchanges with the Middle East. Adalet has been forging important cultural and artistic relationships between Iraq, Middle East, UK, across Europe, USA, and the rest of the world facilitating artistic dialogue, […] Read more

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