Joe Snell

RT @ElizHagedorn: New — I'm told visas being processed today for the Syrian delegation to attend next week's spring meetings in DC

🔊 Sights and sounds from a Palm Sunday procession through the streets of Erbil in northern Iraq. This year's occasion, on the Sunday before Easter, marked the first in which churches of different denominations joined together. https://t.co/AF1I5dYyon

I traveled to Iraq on the first of April to witness Akitu or Kha b'Nissan, the celebration of the Assyrian New Year — where ancient tradition meets modern community — and recorded sights and sounds from the occasion. https://t.co/Y78x8D1WZU

Iraq’s Minister of Immigration and Refugees filed a lawsuit against Yazidi leader Murad Ismael for his writing on the status of Yazidis in Iraq and an arrest warrant has now been issued.

Murad Ismael @murad_ismael

The Iraqi Minister of Migration has filed a lawsuit against me over my previous writings, accusing me of defamation or something similar, and one of the Mosul courts issued an arrest warrant against me before even giving me the chance to appear before the court. If this minister

One of the oldest monasteries in the world, the Mar Mattai Monastery of the Syriac Orthodox Church located near Mosul. https://t.co/6DMiDqnaLZ

The sun setting on the Nahla Valley in northern Iraq. About 800 Assyrians live across eight villages in this mountainous region near the border with Turkey. https://t.co/Ymtu2jaLmJ

The doors of St. John the Baptist Assyrian Church in Erbil, Iraq open to reveal a marble-covered sanctuary. Rows of pews face deep red curtains. The priest swings a censer of incense and the fog drifts toward a woman down the aisle. In this spacious hall, she seems nearly alone. https://t.co/idMMfhGo90

The Trump administration on Tuesday terminated a program that allowed Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan migrants to legally work in the U.S. The ruling affects over half a million people, according to the Department of Homeland Security. @washingtonpost https://t.co/rvqy7TSn9o

Rescue teams in Syria are moving from home to home, excavating the remains of bodies that Assad's forces had left behind. by @leloveluck Zakaria Zakaria https://t.co/7uxNipGkP3

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky abruptly left the White House today following a heated meeting in the Oval Office with President Trump. The encounter, which left U.S. and global leaders shocked, could stymie U.S. support for Ukraine. For @washingtonpost https://t.co/n8WQfHkkkL

RT @washingtonpost: The Post traveled to northern Somalia and the front lines of an offensive against the Islamic State, where foreign figh…

🎦 Ghassan Salem filmed his journey from central Gaza back to his home in the north. He heard his home had been reduced to rubble and said he needed to see it with his own eyes. w/ Maham Javaid @reemakkad for @washingtonpost https://t.co/vzk1ergimK

Palestinians displaced from Gaza would not have the right to return to their homes, President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News. More info here @washingtonpost : https://t.co/3G1vtibEyi https://t.co/b6BBRjFZkq

During a news conference Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump said the U.S. would take over the Gaza Strip and didn't rule out sending American troops. "We'll do what is necessary," he said. https://t.co/ZuoFcJrGOH

Reporting from the Potomac River on recovery efforts following the plane crash involving the passenger aircraft and Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport. w/ @hyojungpink Joshua Carroll for @washingtonpost https://t.co/C1aOWiHr2N

IRAQ - Parliament this week passed laws that give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance. @StellaMartany @qabdulzahra https://t.co/RWMu1UxPhY

Inauguration Day https://t.co/naQuXfh296