Drone Wars
The U.S. Has Conducted 550 Drone Strikes in Libya Since 2011 — More Than in Somalia, Yemen, or Pakistan
Libya has served as a laboratory for new drone warfare tactics.
World
U.K. Won't Cancel Trump’s Visit Despite “Deeply Disturbing” Images of Caged Children
Prime Minister Theresa May has tried not to criticize Donald Trump, but even she calls images of caged children “deeply disturbing” and the policy “wrong.”
Democratic Megadonor Haim Saban Attacks Senators for Urging Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Strip
The hard-line, pro-Israel billionaire accused a group of 13 senators led by Bernie Sanders of getting their facts wrong.
Trump Lies About Germany, Again, to Cast Immigrants as an Existential Threat
During his campaign for the presidency, Trump was obsessed with attacking Angela Merkel for showing compassion to refugees who were not white.
Iraq’s Courts Have Rushed to Convict Thousands of ISIS Fighters. This is One Family's Struggle for Fairness, Truth, and Reconciliation.
Rather than mending intercommunal rifts to pave the way for reconciliation, the ISIS trials risk further polarizing Iraq’s fractured society.
Making a Killing
“It Took Us Over a Week to Find All the Body Parts”
Yemeni villagers recount the horror of looking for their children after a Saudi Arabian airstrike on a wedding party.
Making a Killing
The U.S. Is Exacerbating the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis by Outsourcing Its Yemen Policy
The attack on Hodeidah is seen as a failure by the U.S. to restrain its coalition partners, who depend on American weapons, intelligence, and logistics.
Voices
Bay Area Muslim Leader Has Her Award Rescinded by Interfaith Group After Pro-Israel Activists Objected
For Muslim activists in the U.S., such events are as common as they are ugly.
Fact Check: America Was Not on the Brink of War With North Korea When Trump Took Office
Donald Trump's latest lie is one of his most blatant: the false claim that Barack Obama nearly started a war with North Korea.
Donald Trump Offered Kim Jong-un This Sneak Peek of a Buddy Movie About Them
Trump tried to show Kim how great life could be if he surrendered his nuclear weapons.