Rebecca Collard

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Lebanon's PM Resigned. Protesters Aren't Content

Here's how protesters responded on the ground — and what happens next

By Rebecca Collard / Beirut

Protests in Lebanon Are Entering Their Sixth Day

The protests are the biggest for a decade

By Rebecca Collard / Beirut

War With Iran Might Be More Costly Than Trump Thinks

Iran is out-gunned by the U.S. but has a network of allies and proxies that could make American interests pay

By Rebecca Collard

With One Tweet, Trump May Have Given Assad a Path to Victory in Syria

In the power vacuum left, the Kurds have the most to lose

By Rebecca Collard / Beirut

The End Is Near for Haider al-Abadi, Iraq's U.S.-Friendly Leader

Violent protests in the southern city of Basra have dashed the prime minister's hopes of a second term

By Rebecca Collard

Idlib Could Be the Last Major Battlefield of the Syrian Civil War. But Assad Won’t Take It Easily

On Aug. 9, the Syrian army dropped leaflets on the province of Idlib telling residents that “the war is nearing its end” and urging them to cooperate with government forces. One showed grainy pre-war images...

By Rebecca Collard/Beirut

He Helped Iraq’s Most Famous Refugee Escape ISIS. Now, He’s Penniless and Alone.

It was almost midnight when Omar Abdel Jabar heard a knock on the gate of his home in the Iraqi city of Mosul. His family froze at the sound of the rap on the gate....

By Rebecca Collard

With Bravado, the Syrian Government Responds to U.S.-Led Attacks

“Morning of steadfastness”

By Rebecca Collard / Beirut

Trump Warns Missiles 'Will Be Coming' in Syria. It's Not Clear What That Will Achieve

Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council Resolution Tuesday calling for a new inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria

By Rebecca Collard / Beirut

The War in Syria Has Entered a Dangerous New Phase

As 2018 began, it looked like the war in Syria might be drawing toward an ending that few in the international community wanted. Yes, ISIS was on the way to defeat as a conventional fighting...

By Rebecca Collard / Beirut

Fury Grows in Lebanon as Saad Hariri Stays Put in Saudi Arabia

If one thing is uniting Lebanon, it's anger at Saad Hariri's perceived "abduction" by Saudi Arabia

By Rebecca Collard / Beirut

Kurds Feel Betrayed as Iraqi Forces Take Kirkuk

“They sold Kirkuk”

By Rebecca Collard / Kirkuk

Iraq On Edge As Kurds Vote On Independence

Tension are high in the disputed city of Kirkuk ahead of Monday's independence vote

By Rebecca Collard / Kirkuk, Iraq

Malala Visits Iraq to Meet Girls Who Lived Under ISIS

The Pakistani-born activist met with girls in a camp for displaced people outside Mosul, on the day she turned 20

By Rebecca Collard / Hassan Shami camp, Iraq

Mosul Faces Difficult Path to Rebuild After ISIS

“It needs time and a big effort”

By Rebecca Collard / Mosul

'One Airbase Is Not Enough.' Syrians Opposed to Assad Welcome Strike, But Hope for More

“I like the idea that the regime has finally been punished for something. But this seems like a one-off”

By Rebecca Collard / Beirut

Syrian Doctor Says Deadly Nerve Gas in Chemical Attack Almost Certainly Sarin

A doctor who treated victims in Idlib province tells TIME he successfully used an antidote to Sarin on people poisoned by the chemical attack

By Rebecca Collard / Beirut

The Arab Christians Who Want to Keep the Faith in the Middle East

Some Iraqi and Syrian Christians want to keep the faith in their own communities

By Rebecca Collard / Beirut

Meet the Arabs Who Say Trump Will Make the Middle East Great Again

"I would have voted for Trump"

By Rebecca Collard / Beirut

Iraqi Lawmakers Urge Ban on U.S. Citizens

Iraqi lawmakers voted Monday to approve a “reciprocity measure” that might see U.S. nationals banned from entering the country in retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on Iraqis in the U.S., a move...

By Rebecca Collard / Beirut
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