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Tag Archives: Iraq
ISIL destroy a second historic site in Iraq
The Daily Mail reports on the recent destruction of a second historic site in northern Iraq by ISIL: Islamic State extremists have continued their attack on Iraq’s cultural and historical heritage by bulldozing a second ancient site, officials say. Officials … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeocide, archaeological artefacts, archaeological artifacts, Ashurnasirpal, destruction of artefacts, destruction of artifacts, destruction of history, extremists, Hatra, idealogues, ideologically motivated attack, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State group, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, Mosul, religious violence, violent idealogues, violent jihadists
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Asylum claims from Syria, Iraq and other conflict zones rise in first half 2014
This article on the UNHCR website highlights the growth in numbers of asylum seekers from conflict-stricken parts of the world in early 2014: A UNHCR report released on Friday shows that the number of people seeking refugee status in industrialized … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, asylum seekers, conflict, conflict zones, Eritrea, Iraq, refugees, Syria, the United Nations, UN, UNHCR, war refugees
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Iraq conflict: UN warns of possible Amerli ‘massacre’
The BBC reports on the situation facing residents of Amerli, a town in northern Iraq that has been under siege for the last two months: The UN has called for action to prevent what it says may be a possible … Continue reading
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Tagged Amerli, conflict, humanitarian crisis, Iraq, IS, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Shia, Sunni, Turkmen, war
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