Are You Aware of the Severity of Syria Crisis?
As the conflict in Syria enters its fifth year, a new poll finds most Americans still have no idea how many people have been affected by the violence. The reality…
Dozens of Prisoners Escape from Islamic State Prison
By Rakesh Raman According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a human rights group that reports on the conflict in Syria, about 95 people escaped from an ISIS (Islamic…
UN Mission Urges Libya to End Crisis
Libyan stakeholders must seize the momentum generated by the on-going political dialogue and bring an end to the country’s instability and insecurity, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)…
ISIS Terrorists Damage Cultural Heritage Sites in Iraq
By Rakesh Raman A day after demolishing the ancient Assyrian city Nimrud near Mosul in Iraq, the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) militants attacked Saturday the cultural heritage…
John Cantlie: ISIS Hostage or ISIS Spokesman?
John Cantlie writes articles for the ISIS magazine Dabiq and appears in videos, which extol ISIS work and condemn American and British governments. By Rakesh Raman Officially, John Cantlie is…
Lessons from Ebola for the World’s Health Systems
Health systems throughout the developing world need to be strengthened to prevent another Ebola-style outbreak, or worse, warns Save the Children in its new report “A Wake Up Call: Lessons…