Alice Fordham appears in the following:
In Iraq, Mosul Falls To Insurgent Group
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Key Iraqi City Falls To Islamist Militants
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
As Polls Close, Many Syrians Fear The Days To Come
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Key Areas Retaken, Assad Reasserts Himself Over War-Torn Syria
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
What Elections? Syrian Opposition Rejects Assad's Expected Win
Sunday, June 01, 2014
Tuesday's elections in Syria are sure to result in another term for President Bashar Assad, even as the international community says his regime is responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians.
The opposition is railing against his inevitable triumph.
At a demonstration Friday by some of the ...
Force And Fear In The Air, As Syrian Refugees Go To Polls In Lebanon
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Smugglers Thrive On Syria's Chaos, Looting Cultural Treasures
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Beirut's Holiday Inn: Once Chic, Then Battered, Still Contested
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Despite Bloody Conflict, Iraq's Leader Looks Likely To Keep Power
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Iraq's election didn't make a huge splash in the U.S., but the results of the April 30 vote were released this week, and the outcome has important ramifications for Iraq and the wider region. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's party came out way ahead.
Iraq has faded from the American radar, ...
Iraq Debates Law That Would Allow Men To Marry 9-Year-Old Girls
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Assad Troops Retake Homs, Symbol Of Syria's Uprising
Thursday, May 08, 2014
Syrian Rebels Cede Stronghold After Over A Year Under Siege
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
A Symbol Of Syria's Uprising, Homs Reverts To Assad's Control
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
The beginning of the end of the two-year siege of Old Homs came as green buses full of fighters bounced down uneven streets Wednesday — a scene that was captured in a photo that was retweeted hundreds of times.
More than 1,000 rebels were left of those who clung onto ...
With Truce, Syrian Regime On The Verge Of An Important Gain
Friday, May 02, 2014
The Syrian regime may be on the verge of an important gain in its civil war. Rebels say they have agreed to a conditional retreat from areas they hold in the city of Homs.
Opposition negotiators there, reached by Skype, say that under the deal they would leave battle-broken ...
An End In Sight For Siege Of Homs, As Syrian Rebels Plot Retreat
Friday, May 02, 2014
Amid Violence And Without U.S. Troops, Iraq Votes
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Iraqis are voting for Parliament Wednesday for the first time since American soldiers withdrew more than two years ago. Without their support, and amid intense violence, the poll will test Iraq's fragile democracy to its limits.
The election is for the 328-seat Parliament and offers more than 9,000 candidates on ...
Iraqis Recall Al-Maliki's Lead In Return To Shiite Dominance
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
On Cusp Of Third Term, Could Iraqi President Be A New Dictator?
Monday, April 28, 2014
How To Survive In Iraqi Politics
Monday, April 28, 2014
Low to the dusty ground, by a reed-fringed river and a lush date palm orchard, is the farmhouse where Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, grew up.
The place is Junaja, one of hundreds of poor, Shiite Muslim farming towns in southern Iraq. Donkey carts jog alongside battered buses. No monument, ...
International Correspondent ProFile: Baking In Beirut
Monday, April 28, 2014
Alice Fordham has covered the Arab world for more than five years. Her work has taken her from the bookshops of Baghdad to the sand dunes of Algeria - and back again. Now settling into her new posting for NPR as a correspondent in Beirut, she reflects on ...