As we end this year and begin the next, we’d like to thank you for your support during what has been a foundational year for FAI on local, regional and international fronts.
Read MoreTea, tea, and more tea.
Read MoreSixty families crossed into Kurdistan this morning.
Read MoreMorning routine: Open the blinds, make some coffee, check the berm for new IDPs.
Read MoreA new era for families fleeing Mosul:
Read MoreStocking up for winter:
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Another day on the frontline:
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Team work makes the dream work:
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That feeling when you have the exact medicine a man needs for his Rx refill:
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On clearing mines and killing rats:
Read MoreShia Militias (al-Hashad al-Shaabi) cut the remaining road in and out of Mosul outside of Tel Afar yesterday. Here is a video update on how we are preparing for what is ahead.
Read MoreThere is great trust and relationship being nurtured in the surrounding villages.
Read MoreThe owners of the house we moved into came to inspect their house today. We had the privilege of welcoming them back into their home for the first time since ISIS took it over 2 years ago.
Read MoreA short video Dispatch about our new base of operations just outside Mosul:
Read MoreToday we settled into our new base in Bashiqa. Photos below.
Read MoreTaking over an ISIS outpost for our new clinic and distribution office:
Read MoreThe majority of casualties so far have been from our hometown of Soran, the HQ of FAI RELIEF in Kurdistan.
Read MoreA modern-day Ellis Island
Read MoreThe first day of the offensive we saw 3 people escape. Yesterday we saw hundreds. We do not yet know what tomorrow will bring.
Read MoreThis morning our medics served in Bashiqa while the Peshmerga completed their mission of securing the city. A few snipers remain hidden in tunnels and homes.
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