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A still shot from one of the videos posted by ISIS purporting to show the killing of captured Iraq government personnel.

Human rights advocates try to uncover a possible massacre in Iraq

Conflict & Justice

The world has been shocked by pictures and videos released on Sunday by Islamic rebels in Iraq. The images show a massacre. The rebels claim they shot dead 1700 prisoners. But are the images real? The world has been shocked by pictures and videos released on Sunday by Islamic rebels in Iraq. The images show a massacre. The rebels claim they shot dead 1700 prisoners. But are the images real?

Blood splatter above the bed of Safwan Shebli, 23, who was killed by opposition groups during an August 4th offensive in Barouda village, northern Syria; photo taken September 8, 2013.

Syrian rebel forces are guilty of atrocities, too

Conflict & Justice

Now Comes New Evidence that ‘Strongly Suggests’ the Syrian Government Carried Out Chemical Attack

Global Politics

Gaddafi ‘buried in desert grave’

Global Politics

Turkey Silences Refugees’ Stories of Atrocities in Syria

Global Politics
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Slideshow: Turkey Village Now Main Route for Syrian Refugees

Conflict & Justice

The village of Guvecci has become an important route for refugees fleeing Syria

Media campaign of Libya’s rebels

Conflict & Justice

As The World’s Ben Gilbert reports from Benghazi, Libyan rebels are struggling on the battlefield, but they’re also working furiously on their media campaign.

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