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October 28, 2019

Syria
Syrian Women Helped Find Baghdadi, Beat ISIS, Will Face ‘Tough Time’ Ahead, Leader Says

'We will continue our resistance and our struggle,' says the head of the all-women’s YPJ, in a rare interview.

August 30, 2014

Weekend Reading and Watching: Getting to Know ISIS

Amberin Zaman looks at Turkish photographer Bunyamin Aygun’s 40-day ordeal in captivity. Brian Fishman debunks the many myths about ISIS. VICE gets an inside look at ISIS-land (video).

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May 4, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Human Rights Watch Condemns Mali Rebel Atrocities

Asch Harwood contributed to this post. Further to my post yesterday of continued military control of Mali’s south, Human Rights Watch has released a troubling report on atrocities committed by Tuare…

Malians who fled unrest in the rebel-held northeastern cities of Gao and Timbuktu arrive by bus in the capital Bamako April 11, 2012.

July 12, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
Understanding Sudan

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (L) and Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir walk at Juba airport July 9, 2011. (STR New/Courtesy Reuters) I recently received a request for some reading recomm…

Understanding Sudan

October 28, 2016

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: October 28, 2016

Here is a quick round-up of this week’s technology headlines and related stories you may have missed: 1. Fallout from the Dyn denial of service incident. In the wake of last Friday’s attack on Dyn…

CFR Cyber Net Politics week in review