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Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, author of the book, "A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War," in Istanbul, Turkey.

Iraqi author Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on the ‘unbuilding’ of Baghdad

Conflict & Justice

Iraqi author Ghaith Abdul-Ahad has a new book called, “A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East’s Long War.” It’s an ode to a city shattered by war. Abdul-Ahad speaks with The World’s Marco Werman about his childhood home, the cycle of sectarian violence set in motion by the US-led invasion in 2003 and what might lie ahead for the centuries-old, cosmopolitan city.

Iraqi soldiers inspect the remains of the Tomb of Prophet Yunus, destroyed by Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq, January 28, 2017.

What’s the battle to retake Mosul like? This documentary takes you there.

Media
This hand-drawn diagram for the route from Turkey to Germany was recently posted on the Facebook page of one of Abdul-Ahad's Kurdish friends in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.

Make an undocumented journey to Europe in 20 basic steps

Justice
Families fleeing violence in northern wait at a checkpoint on the edge of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. Half-a-million people are believed to have fled the city of Mosul in 24 hours.

Why Iraq may be headed for an all-out sectarian war

Conflict & Justice
Free Syrian Army fighters prepare a locally-made launcher beside Aleppo International Airport.

A businessman, a smuggler and an army defector tell the tale of Syria’s struggle

Conflict & Justice
Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was abducted by milita gunmen and was released after few hours on Thursday.

Who’s in charge in the new Middle East and North Africa?

Global Politics

The brief abduction of Libya’s prime minister suggests that in the new Middle East, any sort of “authority” is up for grabs. So argues Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, a correspondent for The Guardian.

The World

The Influx of Foreign Fighters in Syria

Conflict & Justice

As UN diplomats in New York debate what to do about Syria, the fighting there rages unabated.

War Correspondent Compares Fighting in Syria Crisis to Other Severe Conflicts

Arts, Culture & Media

The fighting in Aleppo, Syria, is as bad as any seen in Mogadishu, Grozny or Fallujah at the height of those conflicts, according to Ghaith Abdul Ahad, a reporter with UK’s The Guardian.

A Journalist’s View of Syria Stalemate

Global Politics

Anchor Aaron Schachter talks to The Guardian newspaper’s Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, who has just been to the eastern Syrian city of Deir el-Zour.

Frontline: Inside Al-Qaeda’s Stronghold in Yemen

Lifestyle & Belief

The local al-Qaeda affiliate has taken advantage of recent political instability that has weakened the government’s hold on its territory.