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Levant

Syrian boy looks through window at refugee camp with plants placed in yellow and white cans attached
Syrians on the border
Syrian children in Lebanon are ‘being robbed of their futures’
Islamic State
Conflict
ISIS? ISIL? The Islamic State? We really still can’t decide?
The Iraq War in 2004, captured by Canadian photojournalist Rita Leistner
Conflict & Justice
New photos from Iraq trouble photographer who covered the last war
The Iraq War in 2004, captured by Canadian photojournalist Rita Leistner
Conflict & Justice
New photos from Iraq trouble photographer who covered the last war
Shi'ite fighters launch a rocket during clashes with Islamic State militants on the outskirts of al-Alam March 8, 2015.
Global Politics
Why are we having such a hard time coming up with a name for ISIS? (ISIL? Daesh?)
Syrian cartoonist Akram Raslan was arrested by Syrian authorities on October 2, 2012 in Hama. He was last seen on July 26, 2013. Reports that he is now dead have been impossible to verify and many hold out hope that he is still alive.
Arts, Culture & Media
News that a detained Syrian cartoonist is dead is still impossible to verify