War News Radio

This week on War News Radio, we look at art in Iraq - above ground and below.

We investigate the market for illegal artifacts from Iraq. Listen now to this report from Hansi Lo Wang and Shelley Salant.

We also hear the story of an Iraqi artist who found beauty in a city under siege. Listen now to Amelia Templeton’s report.

Finally, we go beyond the physical impact of improvised explosive devices, IEDs, and find out about the psychological aftermath of IED attacks. Listen now to Zachary Fryer-Biggs’s report.

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This week on War News Radio, we speak to Heather Coyne, a veteran with a unique double perspective on Iraq: military and civilian. Listen now to Robert Manduca’s report.

We also look at Tuesday’s mass kidnapping at the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education. Threats are nothing new to Iraq’s educators. We hear from some university faculty in Iraq. Listen now to Wren Elhai’s report.

And, we learn about the US National Guard’s Flat Soldier program. For children whose parents are overseas, a cardboard cutout can’t fill the void. But some say it helps. Listen now to Peter Holm’s report.

These stories, plus the week’s news, from War News Radio.

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