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Iraq: Death of a Nation? (revisited)

"Iraq: Death of a Nation" examines how the U.S. invasion and occupation created a multi-faceted civil war in which the U.S. is now actively arming multiple factions. Last summer, the project focused on how Iraq's refugee crisis was created by the invasion and the fighting that has followed. The political, sectarian and ethnic nature of the civil war and resistance to the occupation was examined from the standpoint of Iraqis who are directly involved.

This summer, Enders and Rowley will focus on Iraq's upcoming elections, the issue of US detention of Iraqis and continued US pacification efforts in Sadr City and Falluja. These two locations, while at the opposite poles of local Iraqi politics, are both important test cases for the US as it attempts to move forward in Iraq.

Enders and Rowley also travel to Syria to examine the continuing struggle for Iraqi refugees there.

Related Project: 

Syria and Jordan: The Iraqi Exodus

The Promise of Freedom

This project is part of the Pulitzer Gateway Women, Children and Crisis, an interactive educational portal that helps tell the stories of adversity and crime faced by women and children across the world. Women, Children and Crisis also includes reporting from Pulitzer projects Run or Hide? Seeking Refuge in Tanzania, Ghana's Kayayo: Reaching for a Better Life, Nepal: Olga's Girls, The Roots of Ethnic Conflict in Eastern DRC, and Scars and Stripes: Liberian Youth after the War. Join the conversation by sharing your story about women and/or children in conflict. Learn more about the Pulitzer Center's Global Gateway.

David Enders

David Enders is a New York-based freelance journalist who has spent more than 18 months in Iraq over the past four years....

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Alaa Majeed

Alaa Majeed is an Iraqi journalist residing in the United States. She has covered the news from Iraq and its neighboring countries. While in the United States, she continues to bring the story of her country to the public in an attempt to keep story of her country alive... Click on name above for full bio

Richard Rowley

Richard Rowley has made four award winning feature documentaries with international theatrical distribution and dozens of short films and television pieces....

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