Jane Arraf
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World
What Young Iraqis Want For U.S. Troops
The Iraqi government has called for U.S. troops to leave, but many young Iraqis would like them to stay. They want good relations with both the U.S. and their big neighbor, Iran.
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World
Iran's Supreme Leader Delivers Rare Speech At Friday's Prayers
For the first time in eight years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers in Tehran. He threatened the U.S. and indicated there may be more retaliation from Iran's proxies for the killing of a general.
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World
Surveying Damage At The Iraqi Base That Iran Attacked
After the U.S. killed an Iranian general, Iran hit back by firing missiles at an air base in Iraq, which hosts U.S. and coalition troops. How badly was the base damaged?
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National
U.S. Protests Iraq's Call To Withdrawal American Troops
The U.S. military says it has not received any official notice to withdraw from Iraq.
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World
Iraq Responds To Iran's Missile Attack On 2 Military Bases
The country most affected by the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran is Iraq. Iran has made the latest move — launching missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces at bases in Iraq.
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World
The Latest From Baghdad Following Iranian Missile Attacks On Military Bases In Iraq
Missiles hit two military bases in Iraq where U.S. forces are housed, as Iran says it has started its revenge for the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian commander last week.
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World
Court In Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 To Death In Killing Of Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor announced five people have been sentenced to death for the 2018 murder in Turkey of Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post, after a secret trial.
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World
Conditions Deteriorate At Syrian Camp Where ISIS Families Are Held
The Australian, Canadian and British wives of ISIS fighters are getting increasingly desperate in detention camps in Syria. They're being kept with tens of thousands of local detainees.
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Scenes From The International Desk: Bingo In Mosul
NPR international correspondent Jane Arraf shares a scene that never made it into a piece but has stuck with her since she taped it: a dumballa, or bingo, hall in Mosul, Iraq.
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World
U.S. And Iraqi Officials Worry Protests In Iraq Could Spark A War
The anti-government protests in Iraq have prompted reaction from Iranian-backed groups in the country and U.S. and Iraqi officials worry those groups could spark a violent conflict.