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Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) celebrate the defeat of ISIS in Raqqa, Syria.

A Raqqa resident asks why militia had to destroy his city to liberate it

Conflict

Some former Raqqa residents worry about what’s next for their city.

Daniel Libeskind

The Kurds have no country of their own and their story is largely untold. A planned museum in Erbil aims to change that.

Culture
The digital activist

Meet one of Turkey’s original digital protesters — and see how she’s keeping up the fight for change

Global Politics
Translator extraordinaire Ayub Nuri on the right, along with reporter Aaron Schachter and their driver Abdulrazzaq Zanjeel at a street cafe in Baghdad in 2003.

Fixers are a foreign reporter’s best friend — and often their lifeline

Conflict
Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi, who was nominated by Iraq's president to replace Nouri al-Maliki.

It might take a miracle to get Iraq back on track

Conflict
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A US Coast Guard image of the oil tanker United Kalavyrta, which is carrying a cargo of Kurdish crude oil, approaching Galveston, Texas on July 25.

A mystery oil tanker is anchored in limbo outside of Houston

Business

An oil tanker sitting 60 miles off the coast of Texas holds $100 million worth of crude oil. But for now, no one knows who’s allowed to sell it, who the buyer is or even where the oil will eventually go.An oil tanker sitting 60 miles off the coast of Texas holds $100 million worth of crude oil. But for now, no one knows who’s allowed to sell it, who the buyer is or even where the oil will eventually go.

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