Top Picks: Jihadis, bombs, and a Taliban riddle ...

Today's humanitarian news and analysis  Online version Top Picks: Jihadis, bombs, and a Taliban riddle     Welcome to IRIN's reading list. Every week our global network of specialist correspondents share their top picks of recent must-read research, podcasts, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you keep on top of global crises. We also highlight key upcoming conferences, book releases and policy debates. Read on   Aleppo: Inside a city beyond the brink     Once Syria's most populous city, Aleppo is now a humanitarian disaster zone. As fighting intensifies in several districts and bombs again rain down from the sky, tens of thousands of Syria's forgotten civilians try to survive on the frontlines, dodging missiles and hiding from snipers.  Read on   The Philippines     The island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines is home to a violent patchwork of sometimes-overlapping armed groups. Read on   Caught in the crossfire     Decades after communism crumbled around the world, the revolution continues in the mountains of Mindanao, where it is tearing apart indigenous communities that cling to their lands and traditions. Read on   A peace deal hangs in the balance     A stalled peace deal in the Philippine island of Mindanao has led to more Islamic militant groups emerging. Can the next government get the peace process back on track and stave off growing extremism? Read on   Forgotten Conflicts     As you read this, there are more than 40 conflicts unfolding in countries around the world.  Read on   Aftershocks, looters, and sleeping rough     More than a week after an earthquake devastated Ecuador's Pacific Coast, many people made homeless by the disaster are still sleeping outside their damaged homes Read on   Iraqis flee Islamic State only to find themselves detained     Some 2,200 internally displaced Iraqis are being held in a camp critics say has become a de facto detention centre for Sunni Arabs.   Read on   Boom time for British arms exports to Saudi Arabia     UK arms export licences to Saudi Arabia in 2015 totalled £2.8 billion. ($4.09 billion) Read on   The road ahead for the ICC in Burundi     The announcement by the International Criminal Court that it has opened a preliminary examination into human rights abuses in Burundi could be the first step towards a formal investigation into the killings and disappearances in the central African country. Read on   What's trending? Copyright © 2016 IRIN, All rights reserved.     Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list delivered to:  giftforfamily.giftforyou3@blogger.com