Tue, 21-Oct-2025

For Iraqis back from Syria, life on hold in ‘rehabilitation’ camp

Syria

Awatef Massud longs to see her Iraqi family after years spent in Syria,  but first she must spend time in a vetting camp to ensure she has no ties to jihadists. The 35-year-old mother of five fled to neighboring Syria in 2014 to escape domestic violence as the Islamic State group swept across large swaths of … Read more