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Archives: War Crimes
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![If US Wars aren’t on TV, are all those 1000s really Dying?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/if-us-wars-arent-on-tv-are-all-t-187x137.jpg)
If US Wars aren’t on TV, are all those 1000s really Dying?
Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The headlines arrive in my inbox day after day: “U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria killed hundreds of civilians, U.N. panel says.” “Pentagon wants to declare…![Can Iran, Turkey and Egypt Cooperate to deliver Mideast from Chaos?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/can-iran-turkey-and-egypt-cooper-187x137.jpg)
Can Iran, Turkey and Egypt Cooperate to deliver Mideast from Chaos?
Farhang Jahanpour | ( Tehran Times | - - TEHRAN - Professor Farhang Jahanpour, part-time tutor on the Middle East in the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford, tells…![1/2 of World’s Civilian War Deaths were in Syria, Iraq & Yemen during past Half-Decade](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/12-of-worlds-civilian-war-deaths-187x137.jpg)
1/2 of World’s Civilian War Deaths were in Syria, Iraq & Yemen during past Half-Decade
By IPS World Desk | (Inter Press Service) | - - ROME/GENEVA (IPS) - Between 2010 and 2015, nearly half of all civilian war deaths worldwide occurred in Syria, Iraq and Yemen,…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/DESTROYED-CHURCH_-1-187x137.jpeg)
Civilian Casualties Mount in Battle to Re-take Mosul
By Mark Lattimer | (Inter Press Service} | - - LONDON (IPS) - East of Mosul, many of the lands liberated from ISIS stand empty. Driving through the Nineveh plains, traditional homelands…![Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/why-the-weaponization-of-health-187x137.jpg)
Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All
By Xavier Symons | (The Conversation) | - - Few events in Syria have attracted as much attention as the alleged chemical weapon attack on the town of Khan Shaykhun. The callous…![Dear Marine Le Pen: Only a Fascist would Praise Colonialism . . . Oh Wait](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/dear-marine-le-pen-only-a-fascis-187x137.jpg)
Dear Marine Le Pen: Only a Fascist would Praise Colonialism . . . Oh Wait
Jessica Northey | ( OpenDemocracy.net) | - - Marine Le Pen's declaration that colonialism was a positive thing is not only a denial of France's painful history, but an example of the…![After the Chemical Attack, It’s Time to Get Rid of the ‘Muslim Ban’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/after-the-chemical-attack-its-ti-187x137.jpg)
After the Chemical Attack, It’s Time to Get Rid of the ‘Muslim Ban’
By Peter Certo | (Otherwords.org) | - - Now that he cares about the fate of Syrian children, I hope Trump will open up our country — not bomb theirs. When I…![Risk of Mass Starvation Rising Rapidly in Africa, Yemen](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/risk-of-mass-starvation-rising-r-187x137.jpg)
Risk of Mass Starvation Rising Rapidly in Africa, Yemen
TeleSur | - - "This really is an absolutely critical situation that is rapidly unfolding across a large swathe of Africa from west to east." The risk of mass starvation in four…![Trump Ordered 70 Airstrikes in Yemen, Twice as Many as Last Year of Obama](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/trump-ordered-70-airstrikes-in-y-187x137.jpg)
Trump Ordered 70 Airstrikes in Yemen, Twice as Many as Last Year of Obama
TeleSur | - - U.S. President Trump also greenlighted a group operation in Yemen in February that killed more than 30 civilians. The young U.S. administration of Donald Trump has carried out…![Top 5 Lessons Saudi should learn from its Failed Yemen War](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/top-5-lessons-saudi-should-learn-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 Lessons Saudi should learn from its Failed Yemen War
By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | - - Top 5 Lessons Saudi Arabia Learns from the Yemen War Saudi Arabia’s Yemen war has reached a dead end. Launched in late March…![Iraq: ISIS Dumped Hundreds in Mass Grave](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/iraq-isis-dumped-hundreds-in-mas-187x137.jpg)
Iraq: ISIS Dumped Hundreds in Mass Grave
Via Human Rights Watch | - - Security Forces, Prisoners, Women, Among Those Executed (Erbil) – The Islamic State (also known as ISIS) executed and dumped the bodies of possibly hundreds of…![ISIL: In Iraq’s desert, mass grave horror beneath the dirt](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/isil-in-iraqs-desert-mass-grave-187x137.jpg)
ISIL: In Iraq’s desert, mass grave horror beneath the dirt
AFP | (Video News Report) | - - "The sinkhole that could be the largest mass grave in Iraq's latest conflict is barely visible from the road, nothing more than a small…![Gambia’s ‘Trump’ and the dilemma of the Int’l Criminal Court](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/gambias-trump-and-the-dilemma-of-187x137.jpg)
Gambia’s ‘Trump’ and the dilemma of the Int’l Criminal Court
By Ebrahim Shabbir Deen | (Informed Comment) | - - The stepping down, under duress, of long-term Gambian president Yahya Jammeh clearly illustrates the impact of credible collective security. However, for this…![Under Saudi Bombing, Specter of Famine Haunts Yemen’s Children](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/under-saudi-bombing-specter-of-f-187x137.jpg)
Under Saudi Bombing, Specter of Famine Haunts Yemen’s Children
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS, Jan 6 2017 (IPS) - Millions of Yemenis could soon face widespread famine if no action is taken to improve…![Iraq: ISIL Attacking Civilians in Mosul Retreat](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/iraq-isil-attacking-civilians-in-187x137.jpg)
Iraq: ISIL Attacking Civilians in Mosul Retreat
Human Rights Watch | - - Calls ‘Unbelievers’ Valid Targets (Erbil) – Fighters with the [so-called] Islamic State [Group} (also known as ISIL) have indiscriminately attacked civilian areas in eastern Mosul with…![Saudi Arabia Admits to Using Illegal UK Cluster Bombs in Yemen](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/saudi-arabia-admits-to-using-ill-187x137.jpg)
Saudi Arabia Admits to Using Illegal UK Cluster Bombs in Yemen
TeleSur | - - “If Saudi forces are prepared to use cluster bombs, then why is the U.K. continuing to arm and support the regime?” a campaigner asked. Saudi Arabia admitted Monday…![A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes as Saudi Attacks Continue](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/a-yemeni-child-dies-every-10-min-187x137.jpg)
A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes as Saudi Attacks Continue
TeleSur | - - The U.N. said malnutrition and other preventable diseases are killing thousands of children in Yemen as its health system is on the verge of collapse. Every 10 minutes…![Russia/Syria: War Crimes in Month of Bombing Aleppo](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/russiasyria-war-crimes-in-month-187x137.jpg)
Russia/Syria: War Crimes in Month of Bombing Aleppo
Human Rights Watch (New York) – The Russian-Syrian coalition committed war crimes during a month-long aerial bombing campaign of opposition-controlled territory in Aleppo in September and October 2016. The Violations Documentation Center,…![WikiLeaks Yemen Files Unmask Washington’s Bloody Role](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/wikileaks-yemen-files-unmask-was-187x137.jpg)