About 4 million refugees have left Syria and there are about 8 million more internally displaced -still within Syria but driven from their homes. For
Month: September 2015
Meet the Kurdish fighters mobilising against Tehran -al Jazeera
There has been a great deal written about the Kurds in Turkey, Iraq and since 2010, Syria. Much less has been written about Kurdish politics
More than five months of conflict in Yemen -AFP
A straightforward chronology of events in Yemen. http://news.yahoo.com/more-five-months-conflict-yemen-184859433.html
Three mistakes we keep repeating when it comes to refugees -Globe and Mail
“We think of ourselves as a haven for refugees, but Canada has consistently floundered in offering help…” A good analytical look at Canada’s poor record