The American Civil Liberties Union will argue today against federal immigration authorities indefinitely detaining Iraqi nationals and attempting to deport them without trial.
(Reuters) -- United in their fight against Saddam Hussain's oppression for decades, Iraq's Shiites have become deeply fragmented and disillusioned with their leaders after 15 years in power.
Ankara's already strained relations with the West are heading for heightened tensions following President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's call for snap presidential and parliamentary elections to be held June 24.
Christians from the Nineveh Plains celebrated Easter like this... in churches still burned by the Islamic State, like this one in Qaraqosh. They also celebrated like this... without fear of walking once again along the streets they had to flee when the terrorist group came to kill them.
The United States-led air campaign to hunt down the last pockets of Islamic State militants in eastern Syria has effectively ground to a halt in the past two months after the allies lost their most effective battleground partner, stalling a critical phase of the offensive.
In Iraq, women and girls who have been kidnapped, raped, abused, enslaved, and forcibly displaced are facing enormous challenges in rebuilding their lives.