Justin Higginbottom Justin Higginbottom is a journalist covering Syria and Iraq. On Twitter: @justinHhiggin Syria | Aug 31, 2017 As IS retreats, local Syrian group races to clear mines A group of local Syrians are working to remove mines and unexploded ordnance in areas recently liberated by the Islamic State in northern Syria and Iraq, but can't always complete the work before civilians return to their homes. Syria | Dec 29, 2016 Foreign volunteer unit fights to save lives in Syria In northern Syria, a group of volunteer Western combat medics assists the wounded in battles against the Islamic State. Syria | Jun 1, 2016 Syria’s Qamishli a window onto Turkish-Kurdish conflict across border For months, residents of a northern Syrian city have watched helplessly as their neighbors and fellow Kurds battle Turkish forces across the border. Latest News White House urges 'peaceful' campus protests after hundreds arrested Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 28, 2024 Gaza puppet maker turns tins into toys in ruins of war Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 28, 2024 Huthi attacks no threat to Saudi resorts: minister by Robbie Corey-Boulet | AFP | Apr 28, 2024 See more Podcasts Inside an American university encampment Sister of Israeli-Russian scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held by Iran-backed Shiite militia, calls for US military sanctions on Iraq From döner diplomacy to NATO demands, a week in Turkish foreign policy See more
Syria | Aug 31, 2017 As IS retreats, local Syrian group races to clear mines A group of local Syrians are working to remove mines and unexploded ordnance in areas recently liberated by the Islamic State in northern Syria and Iraq, but can't always complete the work before civilians return to their homes.
Syria | Dec 29, 2016 Foreign volunteer unit fights to save lives in Syria In northern Syria, a group of volunteer Western combat medics assists the wounded in battles against the Islamic State.
Syria | Jun 1, 2016 Syria’s Qamishli a window onto Turkish-Kurdish conflict across border For months, residents of a northern Syrian city have watched helplessly as their neighbors and fellow Kurds battle Turkish forces across the border.
White House urges 'peaceful' campus protests after hundreds arrested Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 28, 2024
Sister of Israeli-Russian scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held by Iran-backed Shiite militia, calls for US military sanctions on Iraq