Clarissa Ward
@clarissaward
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CNN Chief International Correspondent- all views are my own.
here, there and everywhere
Joined March 2009
We managed to transfer Alexei’s biological materials abroad. Laboratories in two different countries conducted examinations. These laboratories, independently of each other, concluded that Alexei was poisoned. These results are of public importance and must be published. We all
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Over 1,500 journalists from 60+ countries signed our petition demanding access to Gaza. Colleagues inside are asking us to be there. Israel must open the gates, the world has the right to know. Please, listen to Mohammed Asad call.
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I am changing my profile picture to dark in honor of my colleagues murdered in Gaza. We, as journalists, cannot and will not accept a world where killing reporters goes unpunished. Those who silence truth with violence and murder must be held accountable. As foreign journalists,
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Watch this important piece facilitated by @syrianetf featuring @MaissaAlkabbani great reporting by @CNN @clarissaward
Hope is a magic elixir https://t.co/HlDy84J7K7
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Statement from a Representative of the Tice family: “We appreciate whatever mission is ongoing to help families of ISIS victims find closure. However, an initial and erroneous report that Austin Tice was identified among the remains was quickly and completely contradicted. The
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Reports that the body of American journalist, Austin Tice, has been found outside Aleppo appear so far to be unsubstantiated. The Tice family is not making any comment.
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Reading this brilliant, deeply researched book by the indefatigable John Lechner, who has spent years traveling where few dare to go, following the infamous Wagner group.
DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS launches today! Grounded in my five years working in CAR, Mali, Libya, Ukraine, and Syria. Featuring interviews with 40 #Wagner mercenaries, executives, and affiliates. Pick it up wherever books are sold! https://t.co/1X1ZAvhQkM
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End of an era?: PKK leader Ocalan orders militants to end war with Turkey, ‘dissolve’ - with expert comment from the brilliant @AlizaMarcus author of Blood & Belief: The PKK & the Kurdish fight for Independence https://t.co/SuFREYCfrI via @AlMonitor
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While Ocalan's call raises hopes for ending decades of conflict with Turkey, questions remain about the future of Kurdish politics in Syria and the broader region.
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The Tip of Russia’s Spear: When Wagner came to Libya | Absolutely thrilled to have an excerpt from my upcoming book on Russian mercenaries and Wagner Group published with @thebafflermag today. Pick up DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS on March 4! https://t.co/HuruDRBYSc
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How Yevgeny Prigozhin brought Wagner to Libya during a twenty-first century scramble for Africa.
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I thought this tweet was a joke, so I checked, and it's real – here's the press release
buddycarter.house.gov
Rep. Buddy Carter, Serving Georgia's 1st District
Rep Earl Carter (R-GA) introduces legislation “authorizing President Trump to acquire Greenland and renaming it Red, White, and Blueland”
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Unable to pinpoint Hamas commanders in Gaza’s tunnels, Israel decimated entire residential blocks with bunker-buster bombs to crush the passages below and flood them with lethal fumes. New investigation by @yuval_abraham for @972mag & @mekomit. https://t.co/bnvnocGwSg
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The Israeli army decimated entire residential blocks with bunker-buster bombs to crush the passages below and flood them with lethal fumes.
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🚨🇺🇸TRUMP: US SHOULD TAKE OVER GAZA AFTER WAR “The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting. The Palestinians, people like Chuck Schumer, would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new
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international responses to trump’s statements on taking over gaza, a thread
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Millions stolen from the Syrian people fund Assad's luxurious Moscow lifestyle. Yet, they can't buy what matters most: life-saving treatment for his wife Asma as she fights leukemia. 🧵Here's latest on Syrian dictator's life in Russia — revealed by @dossier_center
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#Statement | The Foreign Ministry affirms that Saudi Arabia’s position on the establishment of a Palestinian state is firm and unwavering. HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister clearly and unequivocally reaffirmed this stance.
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My latest reporting from Deir al-Zor in eastern #Syria, near the border with #Iraq: "His home area to the north is still under the control of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (#SDF), and he cannot go back unless those forces leave" @newlinesmag
https://t.co/WVRZ6e6tsq
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Aid workers at Syria's al-Hol refugee camp, which homes many families of ISIS members, stopped work within hours of Friday's Trump administration foreign aid pause. On Monday, the State Department issued a two-week waiver
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The suspension affects humanitarian programs, counterterrorism efforts and weapons financing.
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"I feel like he knows that I'm here": @clarissaward reports from Syria where the mother of missing American journalist Austin Tice is searching for news of her son.
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