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May 18, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Families Who Fled Mosul Forced Back

Facing Danger, and Lacking Food, Water, Health Care

A camp resident talks to a member of the Iraqi forces after his arrival at Hammam al-Alil camp south of west Mosul, Iraq May 10, 2017.
May 7, 2017 Report

Iraq: Kirkuk Security Forces Expel Displaced Turkmen

Threats, Abuse Against Sunni Families in Kirkuk

Kurdistan Regional Government security forces patrol a street in the city of Kirkuk, Iraq, October 22, 2016.
May 3, 2017 Dispatches

1000 Days into the War on ISIS, Civilian Deaths Mount

Trump Meeting with Australia’s Turnbull a Chance to Reduce Casualties

U.S. President Donald Trump signs a memorandum to security services directing them to defeat the Islamic State in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 28, 2017.
March 28, 2017 Commentary

Iraq's New Marginalized Population

Residents of Shahama camp speak with relatives through the camp fence.
March 22, 2017 Report

Iraq: ISIS Dumped Hundreds in Mass Grave

Security Forces, Prisoners, Women, Among Those Executed

‘Hammam al-Alil mass grave marked and fenced’ Caption: A marked and fenced ISIS mass grave in Hammam al-Alil, 30 kilometers south of Mosul, discovered in November 2016.
March 21, 2017 News Release

Focus on Justice, Protecting Civilians in ISIS Fight

Recommendations for Global Coalition Summit

March 21, 2017 Statement

Five Guidelines to Promote Respect for International Law in Combatting ISIS

March 17, 2017 Dispatches

Week of Carnage in Syria

Civilians Killed in Attacks by All Sides

People inspect a damaged mosque after an airstrike on the rebel-held village of al-Jina, Aleppo province in northwest Syria March 17, 2017.
March 11, 2017 Commentary

The Women Who Escaped ISIS

From Abused to Accused

Displaced Iraqis in camp.
March 6, 2017 Dispatches

ISIS Accused of Unleashing Chemical Weapons in Mosul

Iraqi Government and Humanitarians Should do More to Protect Civilians

Displaced Iraqis flee their homes as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 6, 2017.
March 3, 2017 Commentary

On the Ground in Iraq’s Battle with the Islamic State—Civilians Caught in the Crossfire

A cluster of 15 graves dug by family members in Samah neighborhood after an ISIS car bomb targeting Iraqi Security Forces on November 6, 2016 killed 23 civilians.
February 26, 2017 News Release

Iraq/Kurdistan Region: Men, Boys Who Fled ISIS Detained

After Passing Security Screening, Taken from Displaced People’s Camps

The Khazir camp in northern Iraq housing thousands of people internally displaced by the fight against ISIS. Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) forces have detained over 900 displaced men and boys from five camps and the urban area of Erbil between 2014,
February 20, 2017 Report

Iraq: Sunni Women Tell of ISIS Detention, Torture

Describe Forced Marriage, Rape

A woman fleeing the fighting between the Islamic State and Iraqi Security Forces in Intisar neighbourhood in eastern Mosul on November 7, 2016.
February 8, 2017 News Release

Iraq: In Mosul Battle, ISIS Used Hospital Base

Dragged, Hanged Government Soldiers’ Bodies

ISIS took control of al-Salam Hospital in eastern Mosul, and set up a consistent presence of about 10 fighters inside the hospital for more than 2 years.
February 4, 2017 Commentary

“We Escaped from Prison, Just to be Put in Another Prison”

Civilians, who fled from clashes, walk in the street during a battle with Islamic State militants, in Sukar neighborhood east of Mosul, Iraq, January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

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