In the past year, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), has seized control of large portions of Syria and has infiltrated Iraqi territories with astonishing force and extreme brutality. Horrific scenes of their campaign of death and destruction have filled the news....
Baharka refugee camp is home to over 3,500 displaced Iraqis. They are Christians, Yazidis, and Muslims—all completely destitute from ISIS’s bloody march through the Middle East. Until our teams arrived, nothing had been distributed here through other aid groups for...
“You can look at the situation in Iraq and see pain, or you can look at it and see hope,” said Jeremy, one of our relief partners in Iraq. The words echoed in my head over and over and over. On our first day in Iraq, we spent most of the day delivering food supplies...
The streets of Erbil, Iraq, are lined with children begging for money, for food, for anything to ease their suffering. Why is it that in wars fought with guns and radical ideology, children—the most innocent of all—are the ones who suffer the most? This is the heart...
Saleem and his family of 11 are from the village of Shangal in Northern Iraq. When ISIS marched through Saleem’s hometown, homes and businesses were ransacked and all weapons confiscated. Civilians were mercilessly harassed and attacked for owning anything “illegal,”...