Drone Wars
Israel Ramps Up Drone Sales to Morocco for Its Colonial War in Western Sahara
Morocco recognized Israel as part of the Abraham Accords — and is reaping its rewards against the Polisario Front.
Pesha Magid
Pesha Magid has reported from Egypt, Iraq, Turkey and other countries on a range of topics that include conflict, politics, gender, and food. She has worked at Mada Masr, an independent news site in Cairo, and has been published in the Guardian, the New York Review of Books, Slate, Al-Monitor, and Quartz, among other publications. She is currently based in Istanbul.
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How a Rare Effort to Compensate Iraqi Airstrike Victims Failed
Seven years after a U.S.-planned airstrike on Hawija killed at least 85 civilians, a token of compensation has delivered little or no help to survivors.
The 9/11 Wars
The U.S. Military Often Kills Civilians — and Rarely Offers Compensation
A U.S. drone strike killed a family in Kabul — but the military rarely provides compensation when it harms civilians.
To Defeat ISIS, the U.S. Helped Turn Old Mosul Into Rubble — but Won't Help Rebuild It
Mosul was unscathed in the U.S. invasion of 2003, but its Old City has been flattened in the war on ISIS. Iraqis there are getting no aid to recover.