Journalists Who Cover ISIS

Rania Abouzeid

Beirut, Lebanon

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Rania Abouzeid is a journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon.

Javid Ahmad

Srinagar,

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Javid Ahmad is a journalist based in Srinagar, India.

Riband Ahmed

Erbil, Iraq

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Riband Saadallah Ahmed is a Kurdish journalist, fixer, and photographer based in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Gilkend Newspaper and has over 20 years of experience supporting international media. Riband assists newsrooms, filmmakers, and correspondents with local ...

Barış Barıştıran

Cologne, Germany

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He served as broadcast manager at Özgür Gün TV and worked as a founder, editor, and designer for various radio stations and newspapers. He is currently engaged in initiatives to advance new-generation media and AI-driven journalism, and continues his work as the Editor-in-Chief of BanDor.

Adrian Blomfield

Nairobi, Kenya

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Adrian Blomfield is available for comment and analysis on developments in eastern, central and the horn of Africa, the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. Over the past 16 years he has been based in Nairobi, Baghdad, Moscow and Jerusalem. Adrian held the following positions over that time:

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Mahmut Bozarslan

Diyarbakır, Turkey

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Mahmut Bozarslan is a journalist based in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

I worked particularly in East and Southeast of Turkey but especially in Norhern Iraq . During this time, I followed almost all terrorist incidents in the region and I made very successful stories. Because of my Kurdish language skill ...

Jotam Confino

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

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Jotam Confino is a journalist at the Israeli newspaper Haaretz and Danish TV2, and freelances for USA Today, Times Radio, Daily Mail and The Sun.

Rob Crilly

Washington, United States of America

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Rob Crilly is White House correspondent of the Washington Examiner. He works from the press room of the White House and travels frequently with the President and Vice President as part of the travel pool, offering an inside view of Washington politics. 

He previously covered the US for The ...

Ricardo García Vilanova

Barcelona, Spain

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A freelance photographer focused in conflict zones and humanitarian crises.
His photographs have been published in Life, Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, Liberation, Paris Match, The Guardian, The Times, Die Welt, Der Spiegel, Stern and ...

Jj Green

Washington, United States of America

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JJ Green is a journalist based in Washington, D.C. United States of America. I am an international security reporter. My area of specialty includes war correspondence, intelligence, espionage, cyber military and foreign policy.

Hana Ibrahim

Erbil, Iraq

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A journalist based in Erbil, Iraq, who works remotely and is open to travel across Iraq and abroad. A passionate multimedia storyteller and humanitarian communicator capturing untold stories across Iraq. I specialize in photography, videography, and storytelling that shares the voices of ...

Emma James

Paris, France

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Emma James is a broadcast journalist based in Paris, France. She’s worked for the BBC, ITV and France 24 and has more than 20 years of experience in broadcasting.

Abdulkadir Khalif

Muqdisho, Somalia

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Abdulkadir Khalif is a journalist based in Muqdisho, Somalia.

Amjad Kurdo

Qamishli, Syria

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Biography:
Amjad Kurdo is a kurdish Syrian field journalist, fixer, and producer based in Northeast Syria. He works on covering political, humanitarian, and security developments across the region. Kurdo collaborates with international media outlets and agencies, providing field reporting, video ...

Christopher Livesay

Rome, Italy

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Christopher Livesay is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Rome, Italy. His recent work focuses on refugees, immigration, and the threat ISIS poses to the West. He has reported from Mexico to the Middle East for PBS FRONTLINE, NPR, the BBC/PRI, and VICE News, among other outlets, and ...

Ayanangsha Maitra

Kolkata, India

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With over 5 years experience in Print and Digital media, I've been covering issues on/in Indo-Bangladesh border, Drug Smuggling, Border Security etc for media as well as global research organization. 

As the Senior editor of New Delhi based The CEO Magazine ( and the group's other publication), ...

Colin Meyn

Rockville, United States of America

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Colin Meyn is a journalist based in Silver Spring, Maryland. He spent the first decade of his career in Cambodia, where he reported and edited for the Phnom Penh Post, The Cambodia Daily and the Southeast Asia Globe. From 2017 to 2020 he was the managing editor of Vermont state news website ...

Wale Odunsi

Dallas, United States of America

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I am an editor and a journalist; 13 years' experience. In addition, advisory services in advertising, media planning, public relations, and research. Skilled in analysis, crisis management, content syndication, fact-checking, and press releases.

Madjid Serrah

Kouba, Algeria

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Journalist specializing in politics, culture, and society. With a diverse background, I have collaborated with Algerian and international media outlets. My work encompasses political analysis, international relations, and cultural issues. Available for reporting, investigations, or analysis, I am ...

Hemn Seyedi

London, United Kingdom

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I am Hemn Seyedi a journalist and political scientist based in London, United Kingdom.

I was born in Mahabad into a political family and was involved in political activities at an early age while studying Architecture in Hamedan.

I lived in Iraqi Kurdistan for seven years (2001-2008). I worked in ...

Jerome Starkey

Nairobi, Kenya

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Jerome is The Times Africa Correspondent, based in Nairobi. Before that he lived in Afghanistan and worked for various newspapers and broadcasters.

Burak Utucu

İstanbul, Turkey

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I am a journalist specialising in investigative reporting, crisis journalism, and video storytelling. I began my career in 2015 as an intern in the Web TV department of Hürriyet Newspaper and have since worked across both national and international platforms, covering key issues in domestic and ...

Cassandra Vinograd

Bangui, Central African Republic

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Cassandra Vinograd is a freelance journalist and producer specializing in conflict, human rights and migration. She previously worked for NBC News, The Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal. Her reporting has taken her throughout Africa, Europe and the Middle East. 

She is HEFAT certified....