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David Gritten

@davidgritten

Journalist on BBC News website's Middle East desk. Views are mine, etc.

Joined February 2011
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Eastern Ghouta devastation seen from space. bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-…
Eastern Ghouta Syria: The neighbourhoods below the bombs

Eastern Ghouta Syria: The neighbourhoods below the bombs

Maps and images reveal the devastation caused by the bombardment of Syria's Eastern Ghouta region.

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“One in five of the coalition strikes we identified resulted in civilian death...” nytimes.com/interactive/2017…
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Is anything left of Mosul? Maps and graphics reveal extent of devastation bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt…
What's left of Mosul? - BBC News

What's left of Mosul? - BBC News

Maps and graphics reveal the devastation caused by the battle to rid the Iraqi city of so-called Islamic State.

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100,000+ new cases and 500 deaths in the past 17 days alone. The horrors of Yemen's spiralling cholera crisis bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-…
The horrors of Yemen's spiralling cholera crisis

The horrors of Yemen's spiralling cholera crisis

Yemen cholera epidemic: 'I have never seen such suffering'

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Great stuff by @JoeInwoodNews. Take to the skies with the Iraqi military to see a 360 aerial view of Mosul - bbc.in/2q96tuj
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BBC News - Islamic State group: The full story bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-…
'Islamic State': Raqqa's loss seals rapid rise and fall

'Islamic State': Raqqa's loss seals rapid rise and fall

IS has lost its 'capital' Raqqa, but it has taken the might of a global alliance to crush it.

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Why Cutting a Crucial ISIS Route May Not Stop Flow of Fighters and Supplies nyti.ms/1PDsp9c

Why Cutting a Crucial ISIS Route May Not Stop Flow of Fighters and Supplies (Published 2015)

The ease of creating roads through the desert could limit the effectiveness of the offensive to cut off a key ISIS supply route.

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Peter Greste@PeterGreste12 Feb 2015
Replying to @MFFahmy11
@MFFahmy11 @Bahrooz FREEDOM TO YOU BOTH! Congratulations guys. The war is not yet over, but this is a great battle to win! #FreeAJStaff
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Baher Mohamed@Bahrooz12 Feb 2015
I AM FREE
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PLANTU Officiel@plantu7 Jan 2015
De tout coeur avec Charlie Hebdo.
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Jeremy Bowen
@BowenBBC23 Jun 2014
Disgraceful 7 year sentences handed down to Al Jazeera journalists in Cairo. Egyptian euphoria after Mubarak's fall feels a world away.
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World Food Programme
@WFP10 Mar 2014
#Banksy creates image of Syrian girl to draw attention to crisis now entering 4th year #withsyria #syriahunger
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Jon Williams@WilliamsJon14 Nov 2012
11 month old son of BBC colleague killed in #Gaza. Sister-in-law killed, brother critically injured. Civilians always casualties of conflict
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