france City of Paris deploys "anti-refugee boulders" to prevent camping while waiting for space at a humanitarian center Cory Doctorow

trump Pentagon may propose that Trump send U.S. ground troops to Syria Xeni Jardin

picks 'Russians were responsible for hacking the DNC,' says Obama in final 2016 press conference Xeni Jardin

war Want to help Syria war victims in Aleppo? These NGOs and charities need your support now. Caroline Siede

security How governments and cyber-militias attack civil society groups, and what they can do about it Cory Doctorow

war VIDEO: Tension mounts as French forces try to halt progress of suicide truck Rob Beschizza

syria How a small group of geeks led the Syrian refugee surge David Pescovitz

migration Refugees, Women in Black and the Serbian police Jasmina Tesanovic

International The dubious upsides of having a Syrian passport Cory Doctorow

military ISIS left behind at least 14,000 landmines when it retreated from Manbij Cory Doctorow

picks British Muslim detained for reading a book about Syria while on a plane Xeni Jardin

security Iranians connected to phishing attempt on tortured Syrian activist Cory Doctorow

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picks United Nations reminds members including U.S. to not bomb hospitals and kill doctors please Xeni Jardin

picks Syrian hacker accused of attacking U.S. for Assad extradited for federal court in Virginia Xeni Jardin

war Watch: Kurds take out a "suicide bomb truck" as it hurtles toward them Rob Beschizza

security Turns out the U.S. military really is dropping “cyber bombs” on ISIS Xeni Jardin

Business Massive email leak reveals the worst bribery scandal in history Cory Doctorow

war Top ISIS leader killed by U.S. Not the first time we've killed him, either. Xeni Jardin

war Putin orders most Russian troops out of Syria, citing “overall completion” of military goals Xeni Jardin