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Just look at what we’ve published lately. Last week, Marco Simoncelli’s stunning photos and deep-dive dispatch looked at the perils of migration in Somalia, where displaced Ethiopians risk coerced recruitment at the hands of armed groups like a local ISIS offshoot.
Elsewhere, Inkstick regular Issam Adwan reports on the “false promise of peace” that many Palestinians in Gaza see behind the current ceasefire with Israel. Despite the ceasefire, Israeli attacks have continued to kill people across the Strip.
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“San Diego’s Barrio Logan: Under the Bridge, Over the Line” by Things That Go Boom (Nov. 3)
When the USS Bonhomme Richard went up in flames in 2020, the Navy said there was “nothing toxic in the smoke.” Residents of San Diego’s Barrio Logan knew better. It was just the latest chapter in a long story of long-unresolved damage.
“Along Somalia’s Overlooked Migration Trail, Dangers Lie in Wait” by Marco Simoncelli (Nov. 4)
The eastern migration route is one of the busiest and deadliest migration corridors in the world. It stretches from Ethiopia across either Djibouti or Somalia and then over the Gulf of Aden to Yemen and, for lucky ones, ends in Saudi Arabia. But the route is dangerous and at times deadly.
“The Illusion of a Gaza Ceasefire” by Issam Adwan (Nov. 5)
On Oct. 9, 2025, the world exhaled. Cameras rolled, leaders shook hands, and headlines declared the news: A US-backed ceasefire had been brokered in Gaza after two years of relentless Israeli bombardment. For Palestinians, the violence hasn’t stopped.
“After Assad, What’s the Future for Syria’s Kurdish Region?” by Alexander Langlois (Nov. 6)
After months of difficult negotiations, including a recent uptick in hostilities, the transitional authority in Damascus and the northeast Syria-based Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reached a preliminary agreement on unification talks. But the future of Syria’s Kurdish region remains a question.
“Trump’s Nuclear Testing Threat Isn’t Just Reckless — It’s a Betrayal of History” by Chloe Shrager (Nov. 7)
US President Donald Trump recently called for a return to US nuclear weapons testing for the first time in over three decades. He framed it in his usual tit-for-tat style of diplomacy and emphasis on American dominance, but for nuclear experts, his call is a shocking and irresponsible threat to life as we know it.
“Deep Dive: Did the US Commit War Crimes by Bombing Yemen?” by Inkstick (Nov. 8)
In late April, a US airstrike hit a Houthi-run migrant detention facility in Saada, northern Yemen, killing at least 44 people and injuring over 100 others. Most of the victims were Ethiopian migrants who had been detained in overcrowded, poorly ventilated cells. Amnesty International spoke to the survivors.
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