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New York, Sept 3 (JEN): With the siege on the northern Iraqi town of Amerli finally broken,Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday expressed his appreciation to the Iraqi Security Forces, Kurdish Peshmerga, and others, who, with air support from the United States, helped avert a humanitarian disaster in the town, which had been blockaded by militants for the past two months. more
Northern Iraq: UN rights experts urge action to avoid mass atrocity, potential genocide
New York, Aug 13 (JEN) A group of United Nations human rights experts on Tuesday expressed grave concern at the imminent danger of massacre faced by the Yazidi population forced to flee Sinj ...
Northern Iraq: UN voices concern about civilians’ safety, need for humanitarian aid
New York, Aug 9 (JEN) Gravely concerned for the physical safety of civilians in northern Iraq and the humanitarian situation in areas now controlled by the group, Islamic State in Iraq and t ...
