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 UAE announces $544 mn for rain repairs, says lessons 'learned' by Hashem Osseiran | AFP | Apr 24, 2024 In Hamas video, US-Israeli hostage says living in Gaza 'hell' Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 24, 2024 Columbia officials, pro-Palestinian student protesters find tense truce Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 24, 2024 See more Podcasts Environmental horror, ISIS resurgence in Amberin Zaman’s dispatch from Syria Palestinian UN membership struck down as US casts fourth veto Dispatch from Lebanon: We hear Israeli planes on daily basis 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.
UAE announces $544 mn for rain repairs, says lessons 'learned' by Hashem Osseiran | AFP | Apr 24, 2024
In Hamas video, US-Israeli hostage says living in Gaza 'hell' Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 24, 2024
Columbia officials, pro-Palestinian student protesters find tense truce Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 24, 2024