Iraqi security forces drive military vehicles during clashes with militants of the Islamic State in the town of Dalli Abbas in Diyala province
Iraqi security forces drive military vehicles during clashes with militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in the town of Dalli Abbas in Diyala province July 3, 2014. The al Qaeda splinter group leading the insurgency has declared a medieval-style Islamic caliphate erasing the borders of Iraq and Syria, and threatened to march on the Iraqi capital Baghdad to topple the Shi'ite-led central government. Picture taken July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)
Syrian women's rights under scrutiny amid abuse, sexual violence and detentions
Women in Syria have been arbitrarily arrested and detained, physically abused, harassed and tortured during the conflict
Iraqi security forces and volunteers carry their weapons during clashes with militants of the Islamic State in the town of Dalli Abbas in Diyala province
Iraqi security forces and volunteers carry their weapons during clashes with militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in the town of Dalli Abbas in Diyala province July 3, 2014. The al Qaeda splinter group leading the insurgency has declared a medieval-style Islamic caliphate erasing the borders of Iraq and Syria, and threatened to march on the Iraqi capital Baghdad to topple the Shi'ite-led central government. Picture taken July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)
Indian nurses abducted in Iraq released, to fly home - India official
IRAQ-SECURITY/INDIA:Indian nurses abducted in Iraq released, to fly home - India official
Iraq army retakes Saddam Hussein's home village from Islamist rebels
Government aims to regain north Iraq from jihadi militants
Russia's Putin tells Obama he wants better ties - Kremlin
RUSSIA-USA/ (URGENT):Russia's Putin tells Obama he wants better ties - Kremlin
Syrian air raid kills four near Lebanese border town - sources
SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON:Syrian air raid kills four near Lebanese border town - sources
Unmarried Reshape Electorate; Hobby Lobby Case Ripples
Unmarried women are becoming a powerful new voting bloc in the United States. Also this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered lower courts to rehear any cases in which companies had sought to deny coverage for any type of contraception after the Hobby Lobby case ruling.
Turkey turns inwards as war spreads from Syria to Iraq
TURKEY-FOREIGNPOLICY/IRAQ=2:Turkey turns inwards as war spreads from Syria to Iraq
The Middle East water crisis and the Syria conflict
Michael Talhami is the ICRC's water and habitat coordinator for North Africa and the Middle East. In this video, he explains the effect of the regional water crisis on the conflict in Syria.