Word: war-torn
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...Srebrenica enclave had been put off limits to Serb forces by declaring it a UN-protected area, which drew refugees from other parts of war-torn Bosnia. But the 450 lightly armed Dutch troops protecting the town could do little to save anyone, and even helped round up the refugees who were later killed by the Serbs...
...panel of four Iraqi academics, including the President of the University of Baghdad, painted a bleak picture of the state of Iraqi higher education on Monday evening, but said they were confident that a stable system of education could be rebuilt in the war-torn country...
...current policy—which was adopted in 2003 and prevents students from receiving credit or funding for studies, internships, or travel done any of those 29 countries—has been attacked by some for being too restrictive. The list includes war-torn countries like the Sudan and Iraq, but also relatively safer countries such as Israel, the Phillipines, and Nigeria...
...directorial debut, My Father and I, she explored the upended Confucian hierarchy of contemporary urban Chinese society. That effort, in which she also played the leading role, was followed last year by A Letter from an Unknown Woman, which takes an Austrian novel, places it in war-torn China and contemplates the universality of unrequited love. "My generation is more focused on internal feelings," she says. "The bigger issues like politics are for the older generation...
Still haunted by the images of children in Rwanda, Dallaire has become outspoken about the suffering of youths living in war-torn areas...