Oct 13, 2023 | International Crisis
In a surprise attack on Saturday morning, militants crossed into Israel from Gaza under the cover of heavy rocket fire and took dozens of Israelis captive. Some hostages were taken back to Gaza. Many Israelis have died, and at least two thousand were injured. Israel...
Aug 22, 2023 | International Crisis
Natasha and her three sons took shelter in a private school with sixty other people when the explosions began last year. While there, Natasha’s husband helped rescue a family from a village and was shot and killed. The city was shut down from violence for the...
Aug 14, 2023 | International Crisis
Gunshots and bombing—the sounds of war—echoed across Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum on April 15. This marked the beginning of a civil war in Sudan. Since then, the fighting has spread to other parts of the country, bringing widespread loss and suffering. Hundreds of...
Jul 26, 2023 | International Crisis
Tension and fear were written on the faces of Ukrainians when our staff members visited their church recently. These weary people endured almost a year near the front lines where they live under the constant threat of missiles and artillery shells. A week before our...
Jul 24, 2023 | International Crisis
Twelve-year-old Maryam* cried as she told her story to contacts in Afghanistan. Her family hasn’t heard anything about her father since he disappeared a year ago. “My brothers and sisters are still small and my mother is sick, and I can’t do anything,” Maryam said....
