Al-Jazeera published an insightful and important Op-ed piece by Dr. Qanta Ahmed earlier this morning, detailing the horrifying effects of civil war on the healthcare systems of Syria and Iraq. President... read more →
IRAP's Director, Becca Heller, was interviewed yesterday about the ongoing crisis in Iraq during a segment of Huff Post Live! Along with several other participants from various organizations with expertise... read more →
More than 1 million people have been displaced in Iraq, states a new UNHCR report. Many of those people are women and children, fleeing violence while men join the conflict,... read more →
A BBC article describing the dangers faced by Iraqis - given the ongoing conflict caused by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - was published late last night, featuring commentary... read more →
The sectarian violence that has rocked Iraq for nearly ten days continues to spread through the nation, following the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's path to the capital, Baghdad.... read more →
The United States announced plans today to evacuate a substantial number of non-essential embassy workers from Baghdad, according to the New York Times, in light of the recent outbreak of... read more →
After seizing control of Mosul - Iraq's second-largest city - on Wednesday, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continued its campaign to reestablish a united Muslim caliphate in... read more →