Linda Dorigo

Pock­ets of ISIL fight­ers con­tin­ue to place mines and IEDs in Deir Az Zor province, and civil­ians are pay­ing the price.

This bas­tion of Kur­dish na­tion­al­ism lies at the heart of the war be­tween the state and sep­a­ratist rebels.

Young Ira­ni­ans are cre­at­ing star­tups with un­prece­dent­ed suc­cess.