Jane Arraf
Stories
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World
In Northern Iraq, Yazidis Gather To Mark The Fifth Anniversary Of An ISIS Massacre
In remote northern Iraq, Yazidis gathered to mark an ISIS massacre five years ago. Some were relatives of Nobel Laureate Nadia Murad.
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Politics
News Brief: Gun Legislation, Intelligence Leadership Changes, Jimmy Aldaoud
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will discuss measures aimed at addressing gun violence in September. Also, changes in national intelligence leadership.
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National
'I've Got Nothing Over Here': Michigan Man Deported By ICE Dies In Baghdad
"It's crazy to know that he died alone in a country he'd never been in," Jimmy Aldaoud's sister told NPR. He had arrived in the U.S. with his Iraqi family when he was a very young child.
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World
Man Dies After Being Deported To Iraq From Michigan
A man deported from the U.S. to Iraq even though he had mental health problems, hadn't lived in Iraq and didn't speak Arabic, has died, raising concerns from rights groups.
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World
5 Years After The U.S. Tried To Protect Yazidis In Iraq, The Minority Still Suffers
Five years ago then-President Barack Obama announced air strikes in Iraq to protect U.S. interests and the Yazidi minority. It was a key moment in the fight against ISIS but the Yazidis still suffer.
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World
UNESCO Names Babylon A World Heritage Site
Iraqis are jubilant over the designation of the ancient city of Babylon as a world heritage site. Damage from railways, poor restorations and U.S. troops are now considered part of the local history.
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World
Dozens Killed In Libya After Airstrike Targets Migrant Detention Center
The strike hit a detention center in the Libyan capital Tripoli, killing more than 40 people. The U.N.-backed government in Libya blames a militia leader who is fighting for control of Tripoli.
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World
ISIS Survivor Holds Onto The Names Of Those Who Enslaved Her
A Yazidi woman escaped ISIS in Sryia and keeps in her purse the names of the fighters who enslaved and assaulted her.
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World
How The International Community Is Reacting To Rising U.S.-Iran Tensions
As tensions rise between Iran and the United States, members of the international community, including Iraq, Israel and Germany, are reacting to the situation.
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World
'I Want To Go Back': The Yazidi Girls Who Did Not Want To Be Rescued From ISIS
The girls, ages 10 and 11, were held captive for years and remember nothing of their Yazidi heritage. They miss the ISIS woman who looked after them and tell rescuers they want to return to her.