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Iraqi army fire against ISIS militants on the outskirts of Tal Afar, Iraq, August 20, 2017. (Reuters)

Iraqi Forces Breach Tal Afar, Advance on ISIS

by Jordan Dakamseh and Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil, New York – Iraqi forces cracking down on ISIS terrorists in the country breached Tal Afar on Tuesday as part of their offensive to liberate the city. Army and counter terrorism units broke into the city from the eastern and western sides and entered the...

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Syrian refugees stand in line as they wait for aid packages at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, January 20, 2016. REUTERS/ Muhammad Hamed

Nearly Half a Million Displaced Syrians Return Home- UN Report

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 30, 2017 | Middle East

The UN refugee agency said Friday that nearly a half-million people who were displaced within Syria due to its civil war have returned to their homes since the beginning of the year. The agency pointed out to “a notable trend of spontaneous returns to and within...

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Top Muslim Clerics Vote Yes to UNHCR Access to Zakat Funds for Relief Work

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2017 | Middle East

Dubai- Low on funds to support millions of refugees scattered across the Middle East, the United Nations initiated a program allowing Muslims to make donations from the alms they typically pay state bodies for the benefit of the poor. The UN High Commission for...

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Syrian refugees cross the border into the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on August 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED

Number of Global Displaced up to 65.6 Million in 2016

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2017 | World

Devastating conflicts, violence and persecution in places like Syria and South Sudan had left a record 65.6 million people uprooted from their homes last year, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said Monday. That number that includes refugees, asylum...

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A child plays with a balloon inside a compound for Syrian Refugees in Sidon, south Lebanon April 17, 2015. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Down Beirut Streets, Syrian Families Struggle to Secure a Ramadan Meal

by Seyyed Ali Mir Mousavi | Jun 16, 2017 | Features

Beirut – The urban thrive to city life is dulled as dozens of Syrian families left homeless by war struggle to scavenge for means to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Aligned across Beirut streets, straw mattresses and modest...