Tag: Iraq

The Middle East at War: How the Iran Conflict Affects Migration

Posted on March 12, 2026March 11, 2026 by Matthias Barend

The US and Israel launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran on the 28th of February, targeting missile infrastructure, military, and the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has since been confirmed….

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VOA in Al-Hol Camp, Syria, 16 October 2019. Photo: Syria Camp Housing Hardcore IS Families Spiraling 'Out of Control' / Voice Of America (VOA) / Y. Boechat / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.

As Detention Camps in Northern Syria Empty, Foreigners Struggle to Return to Home Countries

Posted on February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 by Matthias Barend

Northeastern Syria was home to camps holding tens of thousands, with their families, suspected of having ISIL (ISIS) links. This January, government forces took over the territory, which had been….