Clarissa Ward
@clarissaward
CNN Chief International Correspondent- all views are my own.
Unable to pinpoint Hamas commanders in Gaza’s tunnels, Israel decimated entire residential blocks with bunker-buster bombs to crush the passages below and flood them with lethal fumes. New investigation by @yuval_abraham for @972mag & @mekomit. 972mag.com/tunnels-hamas-…
Watch this important piece facilitated by @syrianetf featuring @MaissaAlkabbani great reporting by @CNN @clarissaward
Hope is a magic elixir cnn.com/2025/06/06/wor…
Statement from a Representative of the Tice family: “We appreciate whatever mission is ongoing to help families of ISIS victims find closure. However, an initial and erroneous report that Austin Tice was identified among the remains was quickly and completely contradicted. The…
Reports that the body of American journalist, Austin Tice, has been found outside Aleppo appear so far to be unsubstantiated. The Tice family is not making any comment.
This photo underscores the importance of eyewitness journalism and AP’s legacy of documenting the presidency. I look forward to the day I can once again cover President Trump alongside my colleagues. Now more than ever, independent, nonpartisan photojournalism is essential.
Congratulations to @evanvucci of the @ap, winner of the Political Photo of the Year from the @whnpa
Reading this brilliant, deeply researched book by the indefatigable John Lechner, who has spent years traveling where few dare to go, following the infamous Wagner group.
DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS launches today! Grounded in my five years working in CAR, Mali, Libya, Ukraine, and Syria. Featuring interviews with 40 #Wagner mercenaries, executives, and affiliates. Pick it up wherever books are sold! amazon.com/Death-Our-Busi…
End of an era?: PKK leader Ocalan orders militants to end war with Turkey, ‘dissolve’ - with expert comment from the brilliant @AlizaMarcus author of Blood & Belief: The PKK & the Kurdish fight for Independence al-monitor.com/originals/2025… via @AlMonitor
The Tip of Russia’s Spear: When Wagner came to Libya | Absolutely thrilled to have an excerpt from my upcoming book on Russian mercenaries and Wagner Group published with @thebafflermag today. Pick up DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS on March 4! thebaffler.com/latest/the-tip…
I thought this tweet was a joke, so I checked, and it's real – here's the press release buddycarter.house.gov/news/documents…
Rep Earl Carter (R-GA) introduces legislation “authorizing President Trump to acquire Greenland and renaming it Red, White, and Blueland”
🚨🇺🇸TRUMP: US SHOULD TAKE OVER GAZA AFTER WAR “The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting. The Palestinians, people like Chuck Schumer, would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new…
international responses to trump’s statements on taking over gaza, a thread
Millions stolen from the Syrian people fund Assad's luxurious Moscow lifestyle. Yet, they can't buy what matters most: life-saving treatment for his wife Asma as she fights leukemia. 🧵Here's latest on Syrian dictator's life in Russia — revealed by @dossier_center
#Statement | The Foreign Ministry affirms that Saudi Arabia’s position on the establishment of a Palestinian state is firm and unwavering. HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister clearly and unequivocally reaffirmed this stance.
My latest reporting from Deir al-Zor in eastern #Syria, near the border with #Iraq: "His home area to the north is still under the control of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (#SDF), and he cannot go back unless those forces leave" @newlinesmag newlinesmag.com/spotlight/life…
Warning - contains graphic video. Since November, North Korean soldiers have been deployed to fight for Russia. @npwcnn gained rare insight into their brutal and near-suicidal tactics, through interviews with Ukrainian special operations forces.
Aid workers at Syria's al-Hol refugee camp, which homes many families of ISIS members, stopped work within hours of Friday's Trump administration foreign aid pause. On Monday, the State Department issued a two-week waiver wsj.com/politics/natio…
"I feel like he knows that I'm here": @clarissaward reports from Syria where the mother of missing American journalist Austin Tice is searching for news of her son.
Mother Finds Clue from Her Missing Son in Syrian Prison: Debra Tice has been steeling herself for this moment for weeks & is intent on seeing it for herself. Debra & Nizar Zakka visit the prison where Hostage Aid’s team had discovered some graffiti that the Tice family believe…
Syria Needs a Strong Society, Not a Strongman The Islamism vs. secularism debate misses the point — the real struggle for the post-Assad state is democracy vs. authoritarianism By @qunfuz2 for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/argument/syria…
A beautifully done piece by @clarissaward from Syria abt @DebraTice' s relentless search -- and love -- for her son. Please watch: edition.cnn.com/2025/01/23/wor…