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Washington Post Beirut bureau chief covering Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and beyond. RT=Gosh, hmm or huh. Favorites are my filing cabinet.

Beirut, Iraq, Syria if only
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  1. 15 hours ago

    Iraq lawmakers say over 100 MPs are holding a sit-in inside parliament to protest the postponement of session on cabinet until Thursday.

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  2. 15 hours ago

    "The people want the fall of the muhasasa!" (quotas). Chaos in the Iraqi parliament, no new government yet

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  5. Apr 10

    Heart-rending story about the soccer boys of Asriya killed by an ISIS bomber (Ahmad Qasem)

    4:48 PM - 10 Apr 2016 · Details
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  7. Apr 10

    Thread of the day for those interested in conflict reporting, w/ appearances by & others.

    Been thinking more about this job and decided military literacy (weapons, tactics) more important than having Arabic
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  8. Apr 10 Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Would be good if more reporters addressed arms policies, too. Often overlooked but clarifies conflict dynamics.

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  10. In reply to
    Apr 10

    . ID'ing the tactics or the make & model of the weapons used to kill 250,000 people in Syria barely begins to explain the war 2/2

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    Apr 10

    . Conflict is about much more than weapons. It is about displaced, injured & bereaved people. About politics, ideology, history 1/2

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  12. Apr 9

    13 years ago today Saddam's statue came down in Baghdad,ending his brutal regime. 13 years of dashed hopes&missed opportunities&struggles

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  14. Apr 9

    The town of Hit, Iraq on Thursday as Iraqi forces fought with ISIS for control of the town center.

    2:43 AM - 9 Apr 2016 · Details
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  15. Apr 8

    ICYMI 's report from Asirya (&her tweets documenting the kids who died) is heartbreaking, important testimony

    This is one of the most deeply disturbing stories I have ever reported. I knew it was bad but I had no idea how bad.
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  16. Apr 8

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  17. Apr 8

    The Washington Post is expanding its foreign staff. We're hiring a correspondent to cover the world's many conflicts

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  19. Apr 8

    So glad Kevin Dawes has been released, & a life spared. Immediately summons the Q: What of Austin Tice?

    Amazing news out of Syria - American freelance photog Kevin Dawes, held since 2012 has been released:
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