Bassem Mroue باسم مروه

@bmroue

Mideast correspondent for The Associated Press since 1992. Covering Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Closely following #Hezbollah #ISIL #HTS

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Joined April 2009

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 24

The Latest: Major media say #Gaza staff face starvation as US envoy prepares to host ceasefire talks apnews.com/article/israel…

bmroue's tweet card. Four leading news organizations say their journalists in Gaza are facing the threat of starvation as the Israel-Hamas war grinds on.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 11

#Kurdish separatist fighters in #Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with #Turkey @StellaMartany @qabdulzahra apnews.com/article/pkk-ku…

bmroue's tweet card. Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey have begun laying down their weapons.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 11

Satellite photos suggest #Iran attack on #Qatar air base hit geodesic dome used for US communications ⁦@jongambrellAP⁩ apnews.com/article/iran-q…

bmroue's tweet card. The Pentagon has acknowledged that an Iranian ballistic missile hit Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in June during an Iranian attack after President Donald Trump downplayed the assault.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 11

To get their own cash, people in #Gaza must pay middlemen a 40% cut reprots Wafaa Shurafa and @samya_kullab apnews.com/article/gaza-c…

bmroue's tweet card. Cash is the lifeblood of the Gaza Strip’s shattered economy, and like all other necessities in this war-torn territory — food, fuel, medicine — it is in extremely short supply.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 9

A boy with a brain injury fights for his life in #Gaza's decimated health system ⁦@seldeeb⁩ apnews.com/article/gaza-c…

bmroue's tweet card. Nearly 21 months into the war in Gaza, doctors and aid workers say it is nearly impossible for the critically wounded to get the care they need.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 9

A #church bombing leads #Syria's #Christians to consider leaving as foreign fighters remain apnews.com/article/syria-…

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 9

#Israel outlines plans to pack #Gaza's population into a closed border zone. Here's a closer look ⁦@FrankelJulia⁩ apnews.com/article/israel…

bmroue's tweet image. #Israel outlines plans to pack #Gaza's population into a closed border zone. Here's a closer look ⁦@FrankelJulia⁩

apnews.com/article/israel…

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Kareem Chehayeb | كريم شهيب@chehayebk · Jul 7

US Envoy @USAMBTurkiye Barrack said he was satisfied with #Lebanon's response to a proposal to disarm Hezbollah. “What the government gave us was something spectacular in a very short period of time and a very complicated manner." @bmroue @AP apnews.com/article/lebano…

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 4

#US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as #Palestinians seek food in #Gaza @FrankelJulia @sammednick apnews.com/article/palest…

bmroue's tweet card. American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The...

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 4

#Israel and #Syria in U.S.-Brokered Talks to End Border Conflict, Trump Envoy Says nytimes.com/2025/07/03/wor…

bmroue's tweet card. Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, says Washington is facilitating the discussions and prioritizing economic development over nation-building in the Middle East.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 4

#Hamas Has a New Leader in #Gaza. His Next Test: Cease-Fire Talks. Izzedddine al-Haddad, who is in his mid-50s, helped plan the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023 nytimes.com/2025/07/03/wor…

bmroue's tweet card. The rise of Izz al-Din al-Haddad in the chain of command suggests the group will hold firm to its position demanding a total end to the war before releasing all remaining hostages.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 1

#Syrian forces massacred 1,500 #Alawites. The chain of command led to #Damascus. @mokhbersahafi reuters.com/investigations…

bmroue's tweet card. A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres following an Assad loyalist insurgency.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 1

Trump signs an executive order ending #US #sanctions on #Syria apnews.com/article/syria-…

bmroue's tweet card. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending U.S. sanctions on Syria, following through on a promise.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jul 1

#UK police probe Bob #Vylan's festival chants against #Israeli military, as US revokes band's visas apnews.com/article/uk-gla…

bmroue's tweet card. British police have launched a criminal investigation into a performance by rap-punk duo Bob Vylan at the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday, when the group led chants of “death to the IDF,” or Israel...

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jun 26

The #Ghost of al-Qassam: Who is #Ezzedin al-Haddad? Meet #Hamas' third #Gaza chief in seven months timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-e… via @timesofindia

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jun 26

A Journey Across the New #Syria @NYTBen @dguttenfelder nytimes.com/interactive/20…

bmroue's tweet card. After decades of dictatorship and 13 years of civil war, can Syria put itself back together? Our journalists traveled the length of the country to explore its hopes and its challenges.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jun 26

Supreme Leader’s Absence Raises Alarm in #Iran @farnazfassihi nytimes.com/2025/06/25/wor…

bmroue's tweet card. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week. That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone from political insiders to the general public.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jun 25

Explosive kills 7 #Israeli soldiers in #Gaza inside an armored vehicle, military says @FrankelJulia apnews.com/article/israel…

bmroue's tweet card. Israel is reporting one of its deadliest days in Gaza in months as its military says seven soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack.

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jun 23

#Qatar issues statement condemning #Iranian attack on air base, says no casualties reported

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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه@bmroue · Jun 23

Live updates: #Iran says it launched attack on US forces at #Qatar’s Al #Udeid Air Base apnews.com/live/iran-isra…

bmroue's tweet card. Today’s live updates on the Trump administration have ended. Find more coverage at APNews.com Israel warned its public to take shelter after detecting missile launches from Iran early Tuesday.

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