Jane Araf

And what I will say is when we did this call out to our listeners saying, how do you feel? Do you feel free to speak in this moment? Do you feel less free to speak? I was so shocked. Our entire team was so shocked to read through all of these responses and see how many people didn't feel safe saying, this is my full name and this is what I do. That is something new in the United States.

And what I will say is when we did this call out to our listeners saying, how do you feel? Do you feel free to speak in this moment? Do you feel less free to speak? I was so shocked. Our entire team was so shocked to read through all of these responses and see how many people didn't feel safe saying, this is my full name and this is what I do. That is something new in the United States.

I've worked here for a long time. I've worked abroad for a long time. And that is something familiar to me. in countries where I did live.

I've worked here for a long time. I've worked abroad for a long time. And that is something familiar to me. in countries where I did live.

I've worked here for a long time. I've worked abroad for a long time. And that is something familiar to me. in countries where I did live.

And the other thing that is familiar is often when the governments couldn't deal with the consequences, the social consequences from their public that they served, they would scapegoat and demonize the organizations or the press that reported on what was happening.

And the other thing that is familiar is often when the governments couldn't deal with the consequences, the social consequences from their public that they served, they would scapegoat and demonize the organizations or the press that reported on what was happening.

And the other thing that is familiar is often when the governments couldn't deal with the consequences, the social consequences from their public that they served, they would scapegoat and demonize the organizations or the press that reported on what was happening.

You know, I remember doing an interview in Egypt and there had been so much time spent on demonizing the foreign press as people who wanted to destroy the country and they were anti-Egyptian and they didn't love Egypt. That I would have people grab my notebook out of my hand or scream at me because they believed that it wasn't me trying to find facts and information and share that with the world.

You know, I remember doing an interview in Egypt and there had been so much time spent on demonizing the foreign press as people who wanted to destroy the country and they were anti-Egyptian and they didn't love Egypt. That I would have people grab my notebook out of my hand or scream at me because they believed that it wasn't me trying to find facts and information and share that with the world.

You know, I remember doing an interview in Egypt and there had been so much time spent on demonizing the foreign press as people who wanted to destroy the country and they were anti-Egyptian and they didn't love Egypt. That I would have people grab my notebook out of my hand or scream at me because they believed that it wasn't me trying to find facts and information and share that with the world.

It was me trying to destroy Egypt. And that feels familiar.

It was me trying to destroy Egypt. And that feels familiar.

It was me trying to destroy Egypt. And that feels familiar.

The U.S. military said it launched an airstrike with help from Iraqi intelligence and security forces in the country's al-Anbar province. It's a remote part of Iraq where ISIS has been hiding out and regrouping since its territorial defeat in Syria six years ago. The military said the target was the group's deputy leader for global attacks. Abdullah Malik al-Rafai.

The U.S. military said it launched an airstrike with help from Iraqi intelligence and security forces in the country's al-Anbar province. It's a remote part of Iraq where ISIS has been hiding out and regrouping since its territorial defeat in Syria six years ago. The military said the target was the group's deputy leader for global attacks. Abdullah Malik al-Rafai.

The Iraqi government said Rafai also served as head of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The U.S. military said the airstrike also killed another ISIS operative, whom it did not name. The U.S. maintains bases in Iraq to fight ISIS, but has agreed with the Iraqi government to disband the coalition by the end of the year. Jane Araf, NPR News, Damascus.

The Iraqi government said Rafai also served as head of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The U.S. military said the airstrike also killed another ISIS operative, whom it did not name. The U.S. maintains bases in Iraq to fight ISIS, but has agreed with the Iraqi government to disband the coalition by the end of the year. Jane Araf, NPR News, Damascus.

The killings targeted Alawite communities, the same religious minority to which deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belonged. The new government has been fighting loyalists of the old regime on the Mediterranean coast, and the killings began there after government forces were killed in clashes.

The killings targeted Alawite communities, the same religious minority to which deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belonged. The new government has been fighting loyalists of the old regime on the Mediterranean coast, and the killings began there after government forces were killed in clashes.