Iraq

Afghanistan redux, mind your language, and Angola’s First Family

25 August 2017

Which humanitarian topics are on IRIN’s radar and should be on yours? Check out our curation of upcoming events, topical reports, opinion, and quality journalism:

Feature

Aid workers at risk on World Humanitarian Day
18 August 2017
We mark World Humanitarian Day with a selection of articles about the risks faced by aid workers
Feature

The Iraqi siege you’ve never heard of
25 July 2017
Mosul has been liberated. When will it be Hawija’s turn?

Mobile magistrates are Iraq's new frontline fighters
18 July 2017 Feature
Starving civilians and suicide bombings: The terrible truth of liberating Mosul
6 July 2017 Feature
Saddam-era basement bunkers: A ‘double-edged sword’ for Mosul civilians
28 June 2017 Feature

Opinion

Disturbing civilian death trends in Iraq-Syria air war: A researcher’s view
20 June 2017
Civilian-death monitor Airwars argues that the US-led coalition needs to take more care to protect civilians as strikes spike in Iraq and Syria
Investigations

Captive IS fighters face extrajudicial killings on fringes of Mosul conflict
25 April 2017
Some Iraqi forces are engaged in brutal and unlawful treatment of IS fighters, both alive and dead, and commanders seem to be turning a blind...
Feature

Barefoot flight from Mosul: The long road to safety
9 March 2017
Leaving Mosul is treacherous. Staying can be worse
Analysis

US refugee resettlement system reels from Trump ban
3 February 2017
More than 67,000 vetted refugees are waiting to go to the US. They’re stuck. So are the people ready to help them
Feature

Inside east Mosul’s growing healthcare emergency
2 February 2017
There’s a belated push to provide more emergency healthcare to liberated Mosul civilians. But is it too little, too late?
Special Report

Shrapnel, security and sectarianism: A reporter's diary on Iraqi displacement
25 January 2017
Why is it so tough for Iraq's displaced to go home? Listen in as IRIN investigates.