Randa Abd Al-Aziz was joking with friends in a Baghdad cafe when she got a surprise job offer: broadcasting the news in Iraq, whose Black citizens have little media presence and even less power.
Author: Jane Arraf
U.S.-Backed Forces Clash With ISIS Fighters at Syrian Prison
The Kurdish-led militia claimed prematurely it had retaken a prison captured by the Islamic State. In fact, the battle continues. Up to 90 ISIS fighters remain.
US Troops Join Kurdish-Led Forces in Assault on Prison Held by ISIS
The Islamic State seized a prison in Syria to try to free thousands of fellow jihadists and is using hundreds of imprisoned boys as human shields.
As U.S. Strikes Syria Prison Held by ISIS, Young Detainees Are Caught in Crossfire
Almost 700 child detainees are being held in the prison still under siege four days after ISIS launched an attack to free detainees
Rockets Possibly Fired by Pro-Iran Assailants Target U.S. Embassy in Iraq
Four rockets were fired at the fortified compound that houses the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, and suspicion fell on pro-Iran militias.
Reveling in the Joys of Books, and Reading, at a Baghdad Book Fair
Iraq is home to literary traditions ancient and modern, and to legions of avid readers who find a new book more meaningful to them than a new government.
U.S. Announces End to Combat Mission in Iraq, but Troops Will Not Leave
The U.S. military said it had transitioned to an advise and assist mission in the country, but the roughly 2,500 service members on the ground will remain, staying on in support roles.
A Couple’s Dream of Reuniting in England Is Dashed in a Channel Disaster
A young Kurdish woman, Maryam Nuri, died with 26 others after making a desperate attempt to join her fiancé by crossing the English Channel from France on an inflatable boat.
They Twice Gave Up Everything to Flee Iraq. They Keep Getting Sent Back.
Bria Ali and her family have twice tried to make it to Germany, desperate for a better life. They are now back home with thousands of others who made it to Europe in recent months only to be deported.
Afghan College Students Find a New Life, and Safety, in Iraq
Regarded as infidels by the Taliban, over 100 students from the American University in Kabul have found an unlikely refuge in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniya.