Newsha Tavakolian

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'The City Had Transformed.' Scenes From Tehran's Mass Mourning of Qasem Soleimani

The U.S. drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, in Baghdad on Jan. 3 brought the U.S. and Iran to the edge of war. Soleimani was considered by...

By Newsha Tavakolian

Female Kurdish Soldiers Fighting for Their Rights

At the command of a controversial leader, a cadre is taking the battle to ISIS

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Meet the Women Taking the Battle to ISIS

At the command of a charismatic leader, a cadre of female Kurdish soldiers is taking the battle to the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria

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