The uncertain future of the Kurdish people
20 September 2017 Migration
As Iraq’s Kurds gear up to vote in a pivotal independence referendum, this IRIN in-depth series explores the Kurdish people - past, present, and fu...
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What do Yazidis make of Kurdish independence?
19 September 2017 Migration
Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum hangs on tenterhooks, with Iraq’s prime minister...
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The Kurdish struggle in northern Syria
15 September 2017 Conflict
While Iraq’s Kurds may vote to become independent in 10 days time, officials in the neighbouring Kurdish-run Democratic Federation of Northern Syri...
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A country called Kurdistan?
13 September 2017 Migration
In northern Iraq’s main city of Erbil, the green, white, and red striped flag of Kurdistan, with its cheerful yellow sun emblem, is everywhere...
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A country 'on its knees': Cholera takes hold in war-weary Yemen
17 May 2017 Water and Sanitation
Hilal al-Asri brought his wife to a hospital in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, nearly two weeks ago, expecting her cholera would be cleared up quickly an...
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Trapped: How northwestern Syria became a cage for hundreds of thousands of civilians
28 March 2017 Migration
The Syrian war seems to be moving toward a new phase...
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US refugee resettlement system reels from Trump ban
3 February 2017 Aid and Policy
The non-profit network for refugee resettlement in the United States m...
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Syria’s forgotten siege: The noose tightens around Deir Ezzor
30 January 2017 Conflict
The recent advance of the so-called Islamic State (IS) through Syrian army lines in besieged Deir Ezzor has deepened a humanitarian crisis and crea...
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Why are Afghan refugees being forced back to a worsening war?
24 October 2016 Aid and Policy
The UN planned to provide assistance to about 250,000 displaced people in Afghanistan this year...
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How ready are Indian Ocean nations for the next big tsunami?
7 September 2016 Aid and Policy
On Boxing Day 2004, a 92-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, triggering a tsunami with a series of waves up to 30 metres ...
