An accurate count of women and girl victims of sexual violence is almost impossible to achieve since many victims do not report such cases or even seek medical attention. In addition, the breakdown in ...

BAGHDAD, March 18 -- A cool, gentle breeze blew off the Tigris River, drifting over the white-washed walls of the Hawar Art Gallery. With his friends, Maher Samarai paused to appreciate the moment, ...

BAGHDAD — They have come, just over the southern horizon. No one in the city has seen them yet, but the steady drumroll of bombs, the steady thunder of artillery and the impunity with which allied ...

Analysis of the 2026 US military operation in Venezuela. Compare the capture of Nicholas Maduro to Saddam Hussein and the ...

While there can be no doubt that the reasons why many rapes go unreported include cultural attitudes and long-term institutional issues, the current breakdown in the policing and security system has ...

Father Habib Hermiz of the Saint George Chaldean Church in Baghdad says Christians are becoming targets of extortion as the country’s security situation continues to unravel. In July, a band of ...

A boy hunting in Baghdad during a sandstorm in 2003.Credit... Supported by Photographs and Text by Moises Saman Mr. Saman is a photojournalist. Twenty years ago this week, I witnessed the opening ...