The Edge of Hope
In 2017, the Syrian civil war entered its seventh year. Bombs hit our local partner in Syria.
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With 13 million inside Syria needing aid, UN relief chief says impact of crisis remains 'profound'
30 October 2017 – The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or D'aesh) may be largely pushed out of Syria's Raqqa governorate, but after years of oppression…
Suffering of 350,000 civilians in rural Damascus 'an outrage' – UN rights chief
27 October 2017 – The United Nations human rights chief on Friday called on the parties to the conflict in Syria to allow badly needed food and medical supplies…
Hundreds of thousands trapped in Mosul with 'worst yet to come' – UN agency
24 March 2017 – An estimated 400,000 Iraqi civilians are trapped in Mosul's Old City as fighting intensifies and people continue to flee, the United Nations refugee agency representative…
Iraq: Nearly 115,000 people displaced, 50,000 children affected by Mosul military operation – UN
28 December 2016 – Since operations began to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) two months ago, some 114,042…
Update from the ground in Iraq
This letter is to update you on the situation in Mosul, Iraq since the battle to liberate Mosul began on October 17th.
We have been able…
Iraq, Syria top priorities for new UN human rights chief
8 September 2014 – The new United Nations human rights chief today urged the international community to stop the “increasingly conjoined” conflicts in Iraq and Syria, lashing out at…