Syria

Gay Middle Easterners tell U.N. Security Council about living in fear of ISIS

The council heard primarily from gay Middle Eastern men who fear persecution at the hands of ISIS.

On Aug 24, 2015 by Mary Emily O’Hara

Turkish couple spent their wedding day feeding thousands of Syrian refugees

Forgoing a lavish ceremony, they opted to do real good and work on a bread line.

On Aug 6, 2015 by Kasia Pilat

Meet the Irreverent Activist, Syrian thinker Ammar Abdulhamid

‘To me, adherence to a specific political ideology is anti-intellectual.’

On Jul 20, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

The Monuments Men are back—and they’ve got scanners

The need is as great as ever.

On Jun 24, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

Jon Stewart remains laser-focused on Donald Trump’s campaign buffoonery

‘We got Trump. Repeat, we got Trump.’

On Jun 24, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

Turkey’s president really didn’t want the world to see this video

The sultan doth protest too much.

On Jun 5, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

U.S. destroys ISIS headquarters after militant posts photo online

Whoops.

On Jun 4, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

A former Marine is crowdfunding a mission to hunt down ISIS

A noble mission—but is it the best way to help?

On May 12, 2015 by Beejoli Shah

ISIS continues its destruction of art in new propaganda video

The artifacts they don’t destroy are sold on the black market.

On Apr 14, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

Arab journalists are chronicling the anti-ISIS fight with video from the front-lines

It’s a risky job, but it yields visceral glimpses of the regional war.

On Apr 8, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

Syria says it shot down an America drone

U.S. officials admit they lost a drone in the area.

On Mar 18, 2015 by Dell Cameron

Photos of alleged chemical-weapons attack in Syria spread online

The details are still emerging.

On Mar 15, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

‘Jihadi John,’ ISIS militant in execution videos, allegedly identified

A British man named Mohammed Emwazi may be behind the grisly Islamic State propaganda videos.

On Feb 26, 2015 by Dell Cameron

Online threats to kill Obama lead to arrests of 3 NYC men who tried to join ISIS

They tried to take their virtual jihad into the real world.

On Feb 25, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

This is what Syrian neighborhoods look like after 4 years of war

Desolate, destroyed, and nearly lifeless.

On Feb 23, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill