Monthly Archives: April 2018

Syrian troops briefly take villages east of Euphrates river

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By: BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) – Syrian government forces on Sunday briefly captured four villages east of the Euphrates River in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour after rare clashes with U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters, then lost the area in a counteroffensive by the Kurdish-led force.…

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By Rudaw 16 hours ago Oshano Nisan Hozairan a National Bait al-Nahrain Union candidate in Erbil promised to make “grassroots” changes in favor of his people in the next parliament. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – “We are a nation that is behind,” lamented a Christian…

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IMAD YOUKHANNA, THE GILGAMESH OF THE 21st CENTURY

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“To complete together … … addressing and maintaining the independence of the decision” – Someone asked why I like to write. My response was because I can move the human conscience. From the moment he walks in the room, you sense you’re in the presence of greatness,…

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Chaldean Priest: The slow rebirth of Mosul after Isis

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“After the fear” young Christians, Yazidi and Sabei are returning “to crowd” the classrooms of the city’s university. Many travel tens of kilometers to attend the lessons. Fr. Paul: economic problems remain, but people want to “go out, live”. Emirates donate 50 million for the reconstruction of the great mosque of al-Nuri.…

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11 Yezidis kidnapped from Afrin: activist group

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By Rudaw Yezidis at their holy site of Lalish celebrate their new year on April 17, 2018. Photo: Safin Hamed | AFP ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — An activist group has reported that its sources confirmed “11 Yezidi civilians” were kidnapped by gunmen in Afrin.…

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Syria Brussels Conference reactive from the Danish Refugee Council

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The Danish Refugee Council welcomes the substantial support of 4.4 billion USD offered to Syria’s displaced and the host communities, as the 6th international conference on the Syria crisis in Brussels concluded today. Now, it is important to go from promise to practice and show the support the Syrians need and deserve, DRC…

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Syria’s Assad exploits minority fears

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“It’s like the arsonist posing as the firefighter” Gareth Browne An army jacket, a picture of the Virgin Mary and a Syrian flag with Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad are seen in a room in Damascus, Syria April 22, 2018. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho…

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Woman returns from Sweden to run for Yezidis in Iraqi elections

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By Rudaw Ronak Ali Yazdin, 34, is from Shariya in Duhok province. Photo: Yazdin FB ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — A Yezidi woman living in diaspora for 10 years has returned to her homeland to try to win a seat in Duhok for the Iraqi parliament and is using social media to widen her campaign.…

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