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Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad is an Iraqi journalist, who has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya. He is a Guardian foreign correspondent, and writes regularly for the London Review of Books. Articles submitted How to Start a Battalion (in Five Easy Lessons) – London Review of Books, 21/02/2013 Diary – London Review of Books, 08/08/2013 Syria’s oilfields create surreal battle lines amid chaos and tribal loyalties – the Guardian, 25/06/2013 Syria’s al-Nusra Front – ruthless, organised and taking control – the Guardian, 10/07/2013 ‘Syria is not a revolution any more – this is civil war’ – the Guardian, 18/11/2013 Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on twitter