Tracey Shelton

A decade lostWar brings out the worst of humanity — but what I also saw on the front lines was a glimmer of hope. But I chose to be there. I’ll never know what it’s like to have no choice.It was dark, cold and terrifying, the night Yasmeen was…

Doctor Osman al-Haj Osman describes life in an Aleppo Hospital.

This article is part of a series wherein GlobalPost correspondents write the backstory of their own reporting. JABAL AL-ZAWIYA, Syria — Two shots cut through the forest silence. The gunmen dropped instantly behind their rocky shelters. Six hundred…

Reporter Tracey Shelton spent years as a correspondent giving a voice to people in war zones who'd experienced trauma. When she returned to Australia, she was surprised to find people here suffering similar symptoms, so she set out to investigate the…

The word terrorism may conjure images of a train ripped apart by an explosion as innocent families lie bleeding, the destruction of a suicide bomb in a busy mall, or frightened passengers in a plane hijacking. But how many of us picture a scene…

Volunteer rescue worker Bayram Çini still has nightmares about those he couldn't save. It's been two months since Mr Çini — along with 50 of his fellow mountaineering enthusiasts from the Turkish city of Aksehir — volunteered to search for survivors…

In village after village last month in Iraq, the Islamic State executed scores of Yazidi men. A few lived to tell about it.©TraceyShelton2014 (All Rights Reserved)

Young rebel fighters are becoming increasingly disillusioned by corruption, disunity and increasing Islamic extremism among Syria's opposition fighters.

Nice try, Iceland. You might have seen a decade-old McDonald's cheeseburger on display there gained worldwide attention over the weekend. McDonald's closed its only three branches in Iceland in 2009, making it one of the only Western countries…

BEIRUT, Lebanon — At the entrance to the March Lebanon office in Beirut there is a well-stocked bookshelf. Its contents include classics like "Of Mice and Men," "The Diary of Anne Frank," "The Da Vinci Code," "Sophie’s Choice" and the slightly less…

SULIMANIYAH, Iraq — Executing hundreds of prisoners without trial. Arbitrarily arresting villagers along sectarian lines. Hanging bodies from power lines to instill fear in the local community. Gunning down dozens of civilians as they gather to…

Eight-month-old Koko was in her mother's arms on this day 75 years ago, when the world's first nuclear weapon was dropped on Hiroshima, bringing their family home crashing down on them. She was almost 40 years-old before her mother finally sat her…

ERBIL, Iraq — On Friday, Assad Haig received a call from his mother's phone number. On the other end was a militant of the Islamic State. Haig's family, the man said, were going to be executed. Haig is 23 years old. He works in the Kurdish capital of…

MISURATA // At just 6 years of age, Salsabel Hussein can explain the difference between a Grad rocket and an RPG. In the past five months she has seen her sister injured by shrapnel, her father dragged away by Colonel Muammar Qaddafi's men, and her…

Mountaineer and environmentalist Bayram Çini has been hiking around Lake Akşehir, one of Türkiye's largest lakes, since 1995. It was once a sprawling deep blue expanse, and home to more than 60 types of birds and countless fish species, some of which…

Even before the Taliban took power, Afghan journalist Asma Amarkhil was receiving death threats over her radio programs focusing on women's issues and equality. "[The Taliban] said if you do not stop this we will assassinate or kill you … but we kept…

With the downfall of the Islamic State group in Syria, the world is facing the challenge of what to do with the thousands of locals and foreigners who fled the crumbling caliphate — among them at least 70 Australian children. Reluctant to allow…

A rescue worker, grinning from ear to ear, pulls a reluctant cat from the arms of his trapped owner, university student Kerem Cetin, in a video from Türkiye's Hatay province. Cats, dogs, birds, aquarium fish, other small pets and farm animals have…

Former detective senior sergeant Chris O'Connor joined the police force because he "didn't like bullies, particularly sexual bullies". For 36 years — fuelled by the love and protectiveness he felt for his own kids — he dedicated his career to…

BEIRUT, Lebanon — If you don’t “get” Lebanese politics, you are not alone. With a government divided between 18 sectarian groups, some of which have their own militias, there is nothing quite like it anywhere else in the world. Last Saturday, after…