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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 346

John Heilprin

A Syrian refugee woman and her son peel potatoes outside their tent, at a refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of al-Faour near the border with Syria, December 2, 2014. (AP/Hussein Malla)
December 9, 2014, 4:43 pm
UN resumes food aid for Syrian refugees
Successful social media campaign reinstates essential humanitarian assistance to 1.7 million displaced Syrians
By John Heilprin
Top photo: Electron micrograph of an Ebola virus virion. (Credit: created by CDC microbiologist Cynthia Goldsmith/Wikimedia). Bottom photo: A fighter of the Islamic State group waving their flag from inside a captured government fighter jet following the battle for the Tabqa air base, in Raqqa, Syria. (photo credit: AP/Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group)
October 16, 2014, 2:48 pm
UN rights chief: Ebola, Islamic State ‘twin plagues’
‘Both fomented quietly, neglected by world that knew they existed but misread their potential,’ says new top human rights official
By John Heilprin
Smoke rises following an airstrike by US-led coalition aircraft in Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)
October 10, 2014, 3:26 pm
UN concerned for civilians trapped in Syrian town
At least 500 Kurdish citizens face Islamic State onslaught in Kobani, on border with Turkey
By John Heilprin
File: Syrian children play under the heat of the midday sun in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, near the Syrian border, on April 17, 2014. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
August 29, 2014, 10:23 am
UN says Syria refugees top 3 million mark
One of every eight civilians flee across border as deadly civil war continues to tear embattled country apart
By John Heilprin
This image posted on a militant website on Saturday, June 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, appears to show Islamic State militants leading away captured Iraqi soldiers dressed in plain clothes after taking over a base in Tikrit, Iraq. (Photo credit: AP Photo via militant website)
August 26, 2014, 6:11 am
Details emerge of IS killing of 670 Shiite prisoners in Mosul
UN rights chief: Crimes against humanity in Iraq
By John Heilprin
Israeli rescue personnel at the scene where a rocket fired from Gaza hit near a residential building in Kiryat Gat, moderately injuring one person and lightly wounding two more, Thursday, July 31, 2014 (photo credit: Yaakov Naumi/FLASH90)
August 5, 2014, 9:06 am
Israel, Palestinians prepare for Gaza war crimes probe
Investigation following 2009 conflict didn’t yield charges, but Abbas has since sought right to appeal to the international court
By Karin Laub and John Heilprin
Iraqis who have fled the violence in their hometown of Mosul line arrive at Khazir refugee camp outside of Irbil, 217 miles (350 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo)
June 20, 2014, 11:58 am
UN: Number of world’s displaced over 50 million
Crises in Syria, Sudan, Somalia and elsewhere push refugee figures to highest level since World War II
By John Heilprin and Barbara Surk
US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for a bilateral meeting to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine in Geneva Thursday, April 17, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Jim Bourg, Pool)
April 17, 2014, 7:43 pm
Diplomats announce deal to curb tensions in Ukraine
Agreement calls for the disbanding of illegally armed groups, grants amnesty to protesters who comply with demands
By John Heilprin and Lara Jakes
Passengers are evacuated from a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane at Geneva International Airport, in Switzerland on Monday (photo credit: AP/Keystone/ Salvatore Di Nolfi)
February 18, 2014, 4:17 am
Prison not asylum awaits Ethiopian plane hijacker
Co-pilot locks captain out of cockpit and flies Italy-bound plane to Geneva, where he uses rope to lower himself from the window
By Geir Moulson and John Heilprin
A Syrian demonstrator holds up a picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad as she shouts pro-government slogans during a demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday (photo credit: AP/Anja Niedringhaus)
January 31, 2014, 4:20 pm
‘Modest’ progress made in Syria talks, says mediator
UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi describes 10 areas of ‘common ground’; suggests the sides reconvene on Feb. 10
By John Heilprin and Zeina Karam
Syrian peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, January 22, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Anja Niedringhaus)
January 31, 2014, 2:49 pm
Syria talks end with little result
UN envoy expresses hope that sides will come together for second round within a month, as violence continues to rage
By John Heilprin and Zeina Karam
Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi speaks to the press before at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Keystone,Salvatore Di Nolfi)
January 28, 2014, 5:17 pm
Syrian peace talks on hold for the day
Opposition leader says delay a chance for government to ‘come out with their own vision’ for future
By John Heilprin and Zeina Karam
Founder and President of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Michel Euler)
January 20, 2014, 10:38 pm
Israel, Syria and Iran to take center stage on Davos sidelines
Founder of economic forum taking place this week says movers and shakers in attendance will discuss hot-button regional issues
By John Heilprin
Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful from his studio's window overlooking St.Peter's square at the end of the Angelus noon prayer, at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Gregorio Borgia)
January 18, 2014, 5:23 pm
Pope Benedict XVI defrocked 400 priests in 2 years
Previous leader of Catholic Church sacked hundreds of men of the cloth for molesting and raping children
By John Heilprin and Nicole Winfield
US Secretary of State John Kerry, right, meets with UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, in London, October 14, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
December 20, 2013, 8:46 pm
US blocking Iran’s invitation to Syria conference
UN-Arab League envoy to Syria singles out US, but says Iranian involvement is still a possibility
By John Heilprin
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