Bram Janssen, Author at Greenfield Recorder

Smoke billows from Islamic State positions on the edge of the Old City a day after Iraq's prime minister declared "total victory" in Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Clashes in Mosul after victory over IS declared

by Bram Janssen Associated PressJuly 11, 2017

MOSUL, Iraq — Airstrikes, shelling and other heavy clashes shook a small sliver of western Mosul on Tuesday in renewed fighting, a day after the government declared victory over Islamic State militants in Iraq’s second-largest city.Amnesty…

A member of the Iraqi federal police carries an Iraqi flag during a battle against the Islamic State, in Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 2017. U.S.-backed Iraqi forces launched a large-scale military operation on Sunday to dislodge Islamic State militants from the western half of Mosul city. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

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Iraqi forces launch offensive to drive IS from western Mosul

by Bram Janssen Associated PressFebruary 19, 2017

In this photo taken on Saturday June 25, 2016, Laye Donzo from Liberia poses for a photograph on the Aquarius vessel after being rescued on the Mediterranean Sea. The ordeal of Laye Donzo is a cautionary story for the tens of thousands of Africans each year who take the migrant road to Libya, seeing it as the gateway to life and prosperity in Europe. Instead, for many the war-torn country has meant only prolonged abuse. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

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Migrants face torture, rape between Libya, Europe

by Bram Janssen Associated Press, and Dominique Soguel Associated PressJuly 10, 2016

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Clashes in Mosul after victory over IS declared

Iraqi forces launch offensive to drive IS from western Mosul

Migrants face torture, rape between Libya, Europe

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