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The Black And Muslim Volunteers Who Fought For The Nazis During World War II

How thousands of people that the Nazis categorized as subhuman ended up volunteering in the Free Arab Legion to fight for the Third Reich.

By John Kuroski • Jan 19, 2017

The Black And Muslim Volunteers Who Fought For The Nazis During World War II

How thousands of people that the Nazis categorized as subhuman ended up volunteering in the Free Arab Legion to fight for the Third Reich.

By John Kuroski • January 19, 2017

Inside The Pro-Western Iraq Now All But Forgotten

In the 1930s, long before Arab nationalism or radical Islam, Iraq was actually the darling of the Western world -- and these photos prove it.

By John Kuroski • Sep 21, 2016

Inside The Pro-Western Iraq Now All But Forgotten

In the 1930s, long before Arab nationalism or radical Islam, Iraq was actually the darling of the Western world -- and these photos prove it.

By John Kuroski • September 21, 2016

22 Heartbreaking Photos From The Front Lines Of The Syrian Refugee Crisis

As a result of the Syrian civil war and the accompanying war against ISIS, approximately 4.8 million people in the surrounding area are now refugees, according to the United Nations. These people have lost their homes, then fled on foot or on small rafts across the sea, all in the...

By Elisabeth Sherman • Sep 12, 2016

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22 Heartbreaking Photos From The Front Lines Of The Syrian Refugee Crisis

As a result of the Syrian civil war and the accompanying war against ISIS, approximately 4.8 million people in the surrounding area are now refugees, according to the United Nations. These people have lost their homes, then fled on foot or on small rafts across the sea, all in the...

By Elisabeth Sherman • September 12, 2016

The Way Syria Was

Syria has been engaged in a devastating civil war for over five years, rendering much of the country unrecognizable. Here's what it looked like before -- and why that changed.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 11, 2016

The Way Syria Was

Syria has been engaged in a devastating civil war for over five years, rendering much of the country unrecognizable. Here's what it looked like before -- and why that changed.

By All That's Interesting • September 11, 2016

The War Against ISIS

Images and info that help explain the status of the world’s fight against ISIS. If nothing else, you know that ISIS is bad. The thing is, even after years of scary headlines and even scarier videos, most of us know little to nothing else about the intricate and downright brutal...

By John Kuroski • Sep 7, 2016

The War Against ISIS

Images and info that help explain the status of the world’s fight against ISIS. If nothing else, you know that ISIS is bad. The thing is, even after years of scary headlines and even scarier videos, most of us know little to nothing else about the intricate and downright brutal...

By John Kuroski • September 7, 2016

Inside The Dangerous U.S.-Saudi Arabia Alliance

As the U.S. fights to stop ISIS from making gains in the Middle East, it continues its relationship with Saudi Arabia, "an ISIS that made it."

By Savannah Cox • Sep 1, 2016

Inside The Dangerous U.S.-Saudi Arabia Alliance

As the U.S. fights to stop ISIS from making gains in the Middle East, it continues its relationship with Saudi Arabia, "an ISIS that made it."

By Savannah Cox • September 1, 2016

Inside ISIS Schools: What The Caliphate Teaches Children

The cost of education in the Islamic State is far worse than anything you could imagine.

By Richard Stockton • Aug 29, 2016

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Inside ISIS Schools: What The Caliphate Teaches Children

The cost of education in the Islamic State is far worse than anything you could imagine.

By Richard Stockton • August 29, 2016

41 Photos That Reveal The Otherworldly Beauty Of Socotra

Isolated from the outside world, Socotra has grown to be both the most strangely beautiful and the most unique place on planet Earth.

By John Kuroski • Jul 22, 2016

41 Photos That Reveal The Otherworldly Beauty Of Socotra

Isolated from the outside world, Socotra has grown to be both the most strangely beautiful and the most unique place on planet Earth.

By John Kuroski • July 22, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jul. 10 – 16

New York’s Guardian Angels in action, Nat Geo’s best travel photo of the year, athletes in motion, Syria before and after civil war, and history’s greatest coincidences. The Guardian Angels, The Saviors Of 1980s New York, In Action In the late 1970s into the 1980s, New York was mired in...

By All That's Interesting • Jul 15, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jul. 10 – 16

New York’s Guardian Angels in action, Nat Geo’s best travel photo of the year, athletes in motion, Syria before and after civil war, and history’s greatest coincidences. The Guardian Angels, The Saviors Of 1980s New York, In Action In the late 1970s into the 1980s, New York was mired in...

By All That's Interesting • July 15, 2016

Osama Bin Laden’s Son Hamza Bin Laden Threatens U.S. In New Audio Message

Al Qaeda recently released an audio message from Hamza bin Laden — the son of the group’s fallen leader, Osama bin Laden — that threatens violent revenge against the United States for his father’s death. According to the Washington, D.C.-area Search for International Terrorist Entities (SITE) Intelligence Group, the younger...

By John Kuroski • Jul 11, 2016

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Osama Bin Laden’s Son Hamza Bin Laden Threatens U.S. In New Audio Message

Al Qaeda recently released an audio message from Hamza bin Laden — the son of the group’s fallen leader, Osama bin Laden — that threatens violent revenge against the United States for his father’s death. According to the Washington, D.C.-area Search for International Terrorist Entities (SITE) Intelligence Group, the younger...

By John Kuroski • July 11, 2016