Refugees from Iraq sit in the airport in Hanover, Germany. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we dip into our archives and put together a few of our favorite pieces from the past spring.
First, we hear from two Iraqi refugees - one who has been waiting for two years to come to America, and another [...]
Lowering the flag on Memorial Day. Photo by Elizabeth Threlkeld.
This week on War News Radio, we mark this year’s Memorial Day with some of our favorite pieces about the men and women who serve in the U.S. military.
First, we head to Philadelphia for the unveiling of a new memorial to local service members who have died while serving in Iraq [...]
A demonstration for women’s rights in Baghdad. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we hear what an Iraqi women’s rights activist is doing to change laws and attitudes in her country. Gabriel Ramirez reports.
Then, we talk with Ellen Spiro, co-director of the documentary Body of War, about how the young veteran featured in the film [...]
Refugees in Darfur listen to a radio program. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week, War News Radio brings you a program from our sister studio, The Darfur Radio Project.
First, we explore how a small radio studio in the Netherlands is connecting Darfuris to each other–and to the rest of the world. Chelsea Davis reports.
Next, we [...]
A US soldier guards detainees outside of Kirkuk. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, four Iraqis share their memories of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Listen here.
Then, we get the story of an American soldier in the Sunni Triangle at the start of the war, who found the Army’s rough tactics hard to support. [...]
An Iraqi Palestinian family at a camp on the Syrian-Iraqi border. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press / UNHCR.
This week on War News Radio, we hear the stories of Palestinian Iraqis who struggled to escape persecution in Iraq. Gabriel Ramirez reports.
We also hear about small businesses in Afghanistan that are trying to offer farmers an alternative to planting poppies by [...]
Iraqi refugees fill out paperwork in Michigan. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press
This week on War News Radio, we speak with two Iraqi refugees - one who’s been waiting for two years to make it to the US, and another whose life here has been such a struggle that he bought tickets home. Hansi Lo [...]
Iraq War veterans carry Tomas Young up the Capitol steps in Washington DC. Credit: Kevin McKinney / Mobilus Media.
This week on War News Radio, we speak with the co-director of the documentary Body of War. The film follows a paralyzed Iraq war veteran who came home and found himself taking on a new role as an antiwar [...]
Supporters Pakistan’s hard-line cleric Sufi Muhammad leave Mingora in Pakistani troubled Swat valley on Thursday, April 9, 2009. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press .
This week on War News Radio, we hear about the challenges facing the Iraqi Air Force. Jess Engebretson and Elizabeth Threlkeld report. Read the transcript here.
Then, we talk with journalist Helena Malikyar [...]
Suraya Pakzad (right), with a former resident of her Voice of Women Organization shelter. Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
This week on War News Radio, a Sons of Iraq leader describes the poor treatment his forces have received from the Iraqi government. Elizabeth Threlkeld reports. Read the transcript here.
Then, we talk to Afghan women’s rights activist Suraya [...]
A bomb hits the information ministry in Baghdad at the start of the US invasion in March 2003. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we pause to hear reflections from Iraqi civilians about what the war has meant to them since its start six years ago. Listen now.
Next, we hear about the [...]
An American civilian writes to a soldier in Iraq. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, soldier poets shape their memories of the Iraq war into verse — and hope someone’s listening. Jess Engebretson reports.
Next, we find out what makes a good Iraqi joke. Hansi Lo Wang reports.
Then, we learn how a veterans center [...]
An Iraqi pilot inspects his aircraft after a graduation ceremony in Kirkuk. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we take a look at the current state of the Iraqi air force, and learn that training new pilots hasn’t been the highest priority. Jess Engebretson and Elizabeth Threlkeld report. Read the transcript here.
We also hear [...]
Saddam’s Youth, 1990. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
Scouting has had a long history in Iraq: from the British boy scouts, to Saddam’s cubs. This week on War News Radio, we learn about one American’s idea to bring scouting back to post-Saddam Iraq. Kyle Goeckner-Wald reports.
Then, we’ll hear about the long struggle one American veteran faced - after he [...]
Local residents share sweets after the government decision to implement Islamic Law in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we profile an independent theater production that examines the ways the national media shapes conversations between individuals. Dani Noble reports.
Then, we find out more about the deal between the Pakistani government and [...]
An Afghan man carries a bag of winter items distributed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kabul. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we speak with a UN worker in Kabul about her life in the city over the past three years - and how she feels now that she’s leaving [...]
Election officials count ballots after the polls closed. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we take a look at Iraq’s provincial election results in al-Anbar province and what the commotion says about al-Anbar’s messy political past. Elizabeth Threlkeld reports. Read the transcript here.
Then, we learn about an Iranian dissident group that’s found a home [...]
A training session for poll workers in Baghdad. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we take a look at the campaign tactics surrounding Iraq’s Jan 31st provincial elections. Candidates seeking votes in Baghdad are tearing pages from the Tammany Hall playbook — and then some. Madeleine Abromowitz and Gabriel Ramirez report.
Then, we find [...]
Iraqi boys pass by election posters in Najaf. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we head down to Washington, DC for the presidential inauguration. Daniel Symonds reports.
Next, we hear Iraqi and Afghan reactions to the election of Barack Obama. Jessi Holler and Ankhi Thakurta report.
Then, we take a look at the upcoming provincial [...]
