The Women Post: WARS - CONFLICTS

The War After the War: How PTSD Is Devastating Women and Girls in War-Zone Camps.

TWP Team — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:03:16 GMT

A temporary tent camp set up for Ukrainian refugees in Donetsk, in Russia's Rostov region near the Russian-Ukrainian border, June 22, 2014 (Reuters/Eduard Korniyenko)

In sprawling camps built from tarps, salvaged wood, and thin sheets of metal, the nights are long and restless. The air carries the echoes of things most people will never hear—explosions, …

The Unspoken Cost of War: How Women and Children Pay for the Conflicts of Powerful Men.

TWP Team — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:59:22 GMT

Aid agencies warn that fleeing women and girls are being left 'exposed and vulnerable'.Credit: AP

War is often narrated through the voices of generals and presidents. The language of conflict is replete with terms such as:

Strategy,
Deterrence,
National security,
And victory.

Leaders appear before cameras promising strength and resolve while military anal…

Israel’s Top Military Lawyer Arrested After She Admitted Leaking Video of Soldiers’ Abuse

TWP Team — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 04:52:31 GMT

The detention of the military advocate general, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, raises questions about the rule of law in Israel. Photograph: Oren Ben Hakoon/AP

JERUSALEM (TWP) — Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, until last week Israel’s top military lawyer, is now behind bars amid a scandal that has captivated the nation. Her sudden resignation, brief disappear…

Israel’s New Airstrikes Reveal Netanyahu’s Lack of a Plan to End the Gaza Genocide

TWP Team — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 04:51:20 GMT

A Palestinian man reacts next to the body of a person who was killed in an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 28, 2025 [Stringer/ Reuters]

When Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal earlier this month, it was presented to the world as a long-awaited breakthrough — a chance to end nearly two years of unre…

Five Journalists Among 20 Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza Hospital, Health Officials Report

TWP Team — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:43:30 GMT

Mariam Abu Dagga pictured in Khan Younis in June. Photograph: Jehad Alshrafi/AP

At least 20 people, including five journalists, were killed on Monday following Israeli airstrikes on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, according to health officials.

Among the victims were Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri, Associated Press reporter Mariam Abu Dagga, Al Jazee…

Malnutrition, a lack of aid, and dead children: Gaza's humanitarian crisis worsens

TWP Team — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:59:28 GMT

A Palestinian woman grieves casualties at a humanitarian aid distribution point in Beit Lahia on Sunday.Ahmad Salem / Bloomberg via Getty Images

As the crisis in Gaza spirals, the region is being swallowed by an intensifying wave of hunger and despair. Health workers on the ground say the situation is growing more catastrophic by the day, with children p…

Live Updates: Iran Says It Fired Missiles at U.S. Base in Qatar

TWP Team — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:43:42 GMT

What we know

IRAN RESPONSE: The Iranian state television network IRIB reports that Operation Besharat al-Fath has been launched against the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. NBC News has not verified news of the strike.
ISRAEL HITS FORDO AGAIN: Israel launched further assaults throughout Iran today, hitting airports in western, eastern and central Iran as …

Trump the Pawn: How Netanyahu Outsmarted a ‘Moron’ President into Attacking Iran

Harper Thompson — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:53:00 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President-elect Donald Trump.Getty Images

WASHINGTON D.C. — Just a week ago, political analysts were cautiously applauding Donald Trump for his rare show of restraint in the Middle East. For once, it seemed, a U.S. president wouldn’t fall into the gravitational pull of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan…

Top Dems on intelligence committees were not briefed before strikes — but Republicans were

TWP Team — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 01:28:01 GMT

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., at a Financial Services Committee hearing on Dec. 13.Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images file

Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, was not briefed before the US’ strikes on Iran — even though his GOP counterpart on the panel, Chairman Rick Crawford, was in contact with the White House, per a person f…

What we know about the three nuclear sites targeted by Donald Trump and his Minions

TWP Team — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 01:18:38 GMT

The US has struck three key nuclear sites in Iran, US Donald Trump said on Truth Social Saturday evening. The sites are Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz, which lie at the heart of Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Here’s what we kno…

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie criticizes US strikes on Iran nuclear facilities as several lawmakers praise Trump

TWP Team — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:53:37 GMT

Lawmakers offered mixed reactions after President Donald Trump announced this evening that the US completed a successful attack against three nuclear sites in Iran.

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky took to X to say, “This is not Constitutional.”

Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs of California had a similar sentiment, saying on X, “Trump’s strikes against Iran…

BREAKING: U.S. attacks three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says: Live updates

TWP Team — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:28:52 GMT

'Everyone is scared': Iranians head to Armenia to escape conflict with Israel

Harper Thompson — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:58:09 GMT

This is post was first published by Rayhan Demytrie on BBC.com

Some Iranians have been heading to the Agarak border crossing between Armenia and Iran to flee the country

There are dry, rocky mountains surrounding the area - no trees, no shade. It's not the most welcoming terrain, especially for those who have travelled long hours to reach Armenia.

A woman …