Patrick Cockburn

A woman walks along a damaged street in Aleppo, Syria February 2, 2017.

Do civilian deaths in Mosul and Aleppo deserve the same scrutiny?

Conflict

The cities of Mosul, Iraq and Aleppo, Syria have both been devastated by war. And in both, civilians have suffered greatly as a result. But can the two conflicts really be equated?

Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu talk to the media before a meeting in Ankara. The United States is not getting all it wants from Turkey in the fight against the Islamic State.

The US is having problems building a coalition to fight ISIS

Conflict

From poisonous snakes in Brazil to poisonous gas in Syria, to political poison in the US, what a Monday!

Global Scan

Is the Media’s Reporting on Syria Based in Reality?

Syria Descends into Iraq-Like Carnage

The World

Patrick Cockburn

Lifestyle & Belief

Faith talks to journalist Patrick Cockburn about the fiery, young Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who commands the Shia militia known as the Mahdi Army and whose story is told in Cockburn’s new book, “Muqtada.”