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Ali Hussein Ali sits in his bed in a relative’s home in Mosul. He was injured in an airstrike in the Old City that killed 17 members of his extended family and left him trapped in the rubble for 22 hours. (Alice Martins for The Washington Post)

Mosul Homes Turned into Graves after Victory over ISIS

by Kareem Fahim and Aaso Ameen Schwan | Aug 25, 2017 | Features

Mosul, Iraq — Aya Abosh found her sister in the house where she spent her final moments, trapped with her boys as shells fell from the sky and caved in the roof.     They were lying there, in the detritus of floral blankets and twisted railings. “Hammoudi,” Abosh...

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People mourning on Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain, at the site of last week’s attack. Samuel Aranda for The New York Times

How a Shadowy Imam Evaded Scrutiny and Forged the Barcelona Cell

by Alissa J Rubin, Patrick Kingsley and Palko Karasz | Aug 25, 2017 | Features

Ripoll, Spain — He sometimes wore jeans and dressed like a “hipster,” and had only a short beard. He was unfailingly courteous and studiously discreet. And it seems that he trained the young men he lured into his terrorist cell to behave in much the same way, carrying...

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North Korean defectors, now living in South Korea, release balloons carrying propaganda leaflets denouncing North Korea. (Getty Images)

Fighting North Korea with Balloons, TV Shows and Leaflets

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 23, 2017 | Features

Some send up plastic leaflets that weigh less than a feather and flutter down from the clouds with calls for democracy or blurry cartoons ridiculing North Korea’s ruler. Some send flash drives loaded with South Korean soap operas, or mini-documentaries about the...

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Iranian Chief of Staff Muhamad Hussein Baqeri. (AFP)

Iran, Turkey and Russia Seek a New Triangle for the Region

by Amir Taheri | Aug 23, 2017 | Features

A high-level Turkish military-diplomatic delegation is expected to visit Tehran soon to “put final touches” to a strategic accord between Ankara and Tehran to help stabilize the Middle East, Iran’s Chief of Staff General Muhamad Hussein Baqeri revealed on Monday....

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US soldiers in Afghanistan. (AFP)

Trump Will Own the War that Bedeviled Predecessors

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 22, 2017 | Features

Before he became president, Donald Trump rarely talked about Afghanistan. When he did, he often called for a swift end to America’s longest war, said an Associated Press report on Tuesday. Now that he’s in office — the third American president to oversee...

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The van that plowed into the crowd on Las Ramblas, in Barcelona, Spain, being towed. Javier Soriano/Agence France Presse

As Vehicle Attacks Rise, an Ordinary Object Becomes an Instrument of Fear

by Amanda Taub | Aug 21, 2017 | Features

Barcelona- This time it was Barcelona. An ordinary van was transformed into a deadly and indiscriminate weapon. It seemed to be yet another blow to trust in a basic social compact: that people are essentially safe when they walk down the street, relying on drivers to...