The Nineveh Plains and the Future of Minorities in Iraq (By Yousif Kalian)

The Nineveh Plains and the Future of Minorities in Iraq (By Yousif Kalian)

When the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) stormed northern Iraq and took over Mosul in the summer of 2014, it ran a parallel campaign of genocide against the minorities of the Nineveh Plains. For many of these groups, including Christians and

The collapse of the Sykes-Picot borders (By Yeghia Tashjian)

The collapse of the Sykes-Picot borders (By Yeghia Tashjian)

After the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) invaded and captured the northern cities of Iraq, it became apparent that they intended to eliminate the artificial borders that were drawn as a result of the Sykes-Picot agreement. The territory ISIS controls stretches