President Joe Biden agreed to formally conclude the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year, another step toward winding down the […]
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US carries out airstrikes on Iran-backed facilities
President Joe Biden directed military forces to conduct defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region on Sunday […]
Continue reading‘I can’t deal with this anymore’: Video of 10-year-old in Gaza goes viral
As the violence of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates for a second week, CNN's Arwa Damon hears from 10-year-old Gaza resident Nadine Abdullatief about how her […]
Continue readingPresident Biden calls WWI massacre of Armenians a genocide
President Joe Biden on Saturday became the first US president to officially recognize the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, risking […]
Continue readingInside Iraq’s crippling crystal meth crisis
Iraqi authorities have been struggling to control the flow of highly potent drugs like methamphetamine from neighboring countries, especially Iran, and drug use in the […]
Continue readingInside the only children’s Down syndrome support center in Syria’s Idlib
CNN's Arwa Damon visits the only Down syndrome support center for children in Syria's war-torn Idlib province, where volunteers strive to give some of the […]
Continue readingWar has taken a toll on his body but his spirit endures
In 2011 a peaceful uprising in Syria quickly turned violent, and eventually grew into a civil war. Thousands have been killed, millions displaced. An entire […]
Continue readingRare ICU access shows how Iraq is handling coronavirus
A second wave of Covid-19 is dealing a heavy blow to Iraq as the government stands helpless in the face of the crisis. CNN's Arwa […]
Continue readingBlackwater attack survivor to Trump: You will have to face God
Four US security personnel from the private company Blackwater, who were convicted of shooting unarmed civilians in the Nisour Square massacre in Iraq, have been […]
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