Satellite Dishes Reconnect Post-IS Mosul To World

April 20, 2017 by

Satellite dishes have been sprouting on the rooftops of east Mosul since it was retaken from the Islamic State group, who punished anyone caught with a dish with the lash. “Now we know what is happening in the world,” Mohammad Turki says as he installs one in the Al-Qahira district. Since Iraqi forces ousted IS … Read more

‘Suddenly, She Fell To the Ground’

April 5, 2017 by

They collapsed one after the other. In minutes, Mohammad watched his mother, father and nephew fall to the ground, convulsing after a suspected chemical attack in northwestern Syria. He is barely able to lift his pale blue eyes as he recounts his tragedy to AFP, a day after the dawn strikes killed 72 people in … Read more