The International Criminal Court is investigating allegations and evidence that Mohammed al-Kani’s militia carried out crimes against humanity. The leader of Libya’s notorious Kaniyat militia, who was sanctioned for alleged war crimes by the United States and European Union, died in a raid by security forces near Benghazi on Tuesday. …

The wave of sanctions targets eight military prisons, including the notorious Saydnaya prison outside the capital Damascus that rights groups have described as a “human slaughterhouse.” The Biden administration on Wednesday issued its first round of Syria-related sanctions since taking office, designating a number of regime detention centers and prison …

Turkey has done a rather good job meeting the immediate and mid-term needs of Syrian refugees, but it is now at a crossroads on whether to have a long-term integration policy, experts say. As the influx of Afghan refugees to Turkey spurs anti-refugee sentiment in the country, Ankara’s policy on …