Jane Arraf

GlobalPost Mid-East editor and CSM Iraq Correspondent

Jane Arraf appears in the following:

Iran blames Israel for blast that hit its consulate in Damascus

Monday, April 01, 2024

Iran says Israel has killed one its most senior commanders in Syria's capital. It's believed to be the highest level assassination of an Iranian military leader since the war in Gaza began.

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International Court of Justice orders Israel to allow more aid into Gaza

Monday, April 01, 2024

The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to make sure than more aid is allowed into Gaza. The court says famine isn't just imminent, but has already set in, which Israel denies.

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People in Gaza, suffering from mass hunger, are dying in quests to get food

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Amid the war in Gaza, a crowd of people went into the Mediterranean Sea this week to try to retrieve boxes of aid from air drops. Gaza authorities say 12 people drowned.

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The legacy of activist Rachel Corrie

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Twenty-one years ago this weekend, a young American woman, Rachel Corrie, was killed while trying to stop the Israeli demolition of family homes in Gaza.

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In Jordan, American companies see boycotts sparked by the U.S.'s support for Israel

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Consumers are boycotting U.S. products and companies to protest Washington's support for Israel's military campaign in Gaza.

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This week the first aid ship is due to arrive in Gaza from the island of Cyprus

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

It's more than five months into the war between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian children in Gaza are starving to death and the United Nations says most of the population there is at risk of famine.

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Palestinians who settled in Iraq have remained stateless for generations

Sunday, March 03, 2024

There are an estimated six million Palestinian refugees in the diaspora — most of them descendants of families who left 76 years ago during the war when Israel was established.

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Air drops with aid are becoming a last resort as Palestinians starve

Thursday, February 29, 2024

With hunger growing in Gaza and aid down to a trickle, donor countries are increasingly resorting to air drops to help desperate Palestinians.

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Rising tensions in the Middle East could force the U.S. out of Iraq

Sunday, February 18, 2024

The war in Gaza is creating tensions across the Middle East, nowhere more so than Iraq, where Iran-backed militias are attacking US bases and forcing a dangerous confrontation.

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As Iraq's annual book fair opens, the ripples of war still linger

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Iraq's annual book fair opens today in Baghdad. But even when indulging in their favorite diversion, for Iraqis, war is always in the subtext

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Rising Mideast tensions could force U.S. out of Iraq

Sunday, February 11, 2024

The war in Gaza is creating tensions across the Middle East. Nowhere more so than Iraq, where Iran-backed militias are attacking U.S. bases and forcing a dangerous confrontation.

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A 21-year-old trans woman's journey reflects shrinking social tolerance in Lebanon

Saturday, February 10, 2024

A trans woman's harrowing journey to Australia from Iraqi Kurdistan through Lebanon and her struggle for a happier life.

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At the funeral for Iran-backed militia commander killed in U.S. drone strike in Iraq

Thursday, February 08, 2024

Anti-U.S. sentiment is growing in Iraq as Iran-backed militia buries leader killed in U.S. strike.

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A leader of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq is killed in a U.S. drone strike

Thursday, February 08, 2024

The airstrike that killed a leader of an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad has stoked tensions in the region.

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Anger over deadly airstrikes could push U.S. out of Iraq

Sunday, February 04, 2024

After a weekend of U.S. air strikes targeting Iranian-backed militias, Iraq buries fighters killed in the attacks, as pressure grows for U.S. withdrawal.

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The likely targets of the U.S. air strikes in Iraq and Syria

Friday, February 02, 2024

The U.S. has conducted a series of retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militants in Iraq and Syria. Our correspondent in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has the latest.

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Who are the Iranian-backed militias attacking U.S. forces in Jordan

Monday, January 29, 2024

A group called the "Islamic Resistance in Iraq" has claimed responsibility for a drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan. It creates a threat to the U.S. military in the region.

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President Biden vows to respond to the deadly drone attack in Jordan

Monday, January 29, 2024

A drone attack over the weekend that killed three U.S. soldiers at a remote base in Jordan was attributed to Iran-backed militias. President Biden says the U.S. "shall respond" to the attack

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3 U.S. troops killed, 25 injured in drone attack near Syrian border

Sunday, January 28, 2024

We look at the deadly Saturday night strike on the border of Syria and Jordan. It struck barracks housing U.S. troops.

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How the U.S. military is factoring into expanding conflict in the Middle East

Thursday, January 25, 2024

The U.S. military is being drawn into dangerous flashpoints in the Middle East after Israel invaded Gaza. Iraq faces pressure to expel U.S. forces, which have been attacked by Iran-backed militias.

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