In 2014, ISIS launched a major offensive attempt to seize the oil fields around Kirkuk in Northern Iraq.
Posts: Middle East / Central Asia
Helping Children Escape ISIS
Starting in the Summer of 2014, ISIS attacks in Iraq and Syria forced more than one million people to escape into Iraqi Kurdistan.
In Tal Tamr, Syrian Kurds Seek Safety And Shelter From Turkish Attacks
How SoA helped US Special Forces save lives and defeat ISIS
Get children in Syria back to school!
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Thwarting the Islamic State
Greetings, Today we'd like to share an update about the support Spirit of America has provided to those on the frontlines in the struggle against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, in northern Iraq. For months, we have been helping make the Iraqi Kurdish...
Countering extremism in the Middle East
Today we would like to share two projects that, while very different, represent the unique ways the United States is countering the Islamic State and extremism through very local and personal impacts. In a complex environment like the Middle East, it is important to...
Greetings from SoA’s New Project Manager
My name is Matthew, the newest member of the Spirit of America field team. I came on board at the beginning of January to serve as the project manager for the Middle East. After only a short period working alongside veteran project managers Chris Clary and Isaac...
