Iraq Says It Will Share Anti-ISIS Intelligence With Iran, Russia
The announcement from Baghdad came as France said it had conducted its first airstrikes against the Islamic State group.
Middle East
Rouhani Signals New Cooperation Possible Between Iran And U.S.
Correspondent Steve Inskeep sat down with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani about his country's relations with the U.S., the landmark nuclear deal, and cooperating with the U.S. in the fight against ISIS. Inskeep speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about their conversation.
In Islamabad, Ancient Meets Modern As Farm Animals Come To Town
Pakistan's modern capitol has wide highways and shiny shopping malls — and now thousands of farm animals, brought to the city for sacrifice on one of the most important Islamic holidays, Eid al-Adha.
Imagine It's The Year 2045. Will The Syrian Refugee Crisis Be Resolved?
Refugee crises start as short-term emergencies, like Afghanistan in 1979. Then they become a challenge for decades — like Afghan refugees today, and perhaps Syrian refugees in the years to come.
Report Compiles Stories Of Islamic State Defectors
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Peter Neumann, director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, about the ICSR report detailing the personal accounts of Islamic State defectors.
Resettled Syrian Says She's A Migrant, Not A Refugee
The terms are a source of confusion. While Tahla Deiry may not like being called a refugee, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, she is one because she fled armed conflict.
Crush Of Migrants At Common Border Reignites Serbia-Croatia Hostility
The strain of coping with asylum seekers on their joint border is causing Serbia and Croatia to invoke retaliatory frontier restrictions — and recall their bitter political history.
In Brazil, Syrian Refugees Retrace Migration Trails
Since Syria's civil war, Brazil has quietly accepted more Syrian refugees than any other country in Latin America. Those refugees are now building new lives and connecting with Syrian history there.
Syrian Rebels Trained By U.S. Gave Equipment To Al Nusra Front
U.S. Central Command says the rebel fighters apparently turned over the equipment in return for safe passage in the region.
Up In Northeastern Turkey, The Whistles Of A Secret Language
Onur Guentuerkuen, a biological psychologist at Bochum University in Germany, has studied the Turkish whistling language. It can be understood up to almost four miles away.