Florian Neuhof

Florian Neuhof is a journalist covering the war in Iraq and Syria from Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. Previously he was based in London, the UAE and Cyprus.

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ONE BY ONE

Serial Murder of Young Progressives Plagues Looming Election

Ehab was killed in his car. Abbas was shot on his way to a funeral. Zahra faces constant death threats. In Iraq, young activists are getting hunted down, one by one.

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HUNTED

On the Run From ISIS in Iraq’s ‘Bandit Country’

The terror group has lost its land, but not its ability to wage a war of terror and intimidation, and the Iraqi government’s corruption is helping it recruit.

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The Caliphate

Don’t Count Out ISIS Just Yet

The Islamic State once seemed inexorable in its violence and terror. Now, it's on the back foot in Syria and Iraq—but celebrating its demise is premature.

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BLACK HOLE

The Bottomless Mass Grave of Mosul

Eventually the stench of death was too much even for ISIS. They covered it, mined it. The Iraqi government won’t touch it. The families of the disappeared have no place to turn.

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THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY ENEMY

A New Iraq Civil War May Be Just Beginning

The U.S. has armed and trained the Kurdish Peshmerga and the Iraqi government troops who are now pitted against each other. What side is the Trump administration on? Does it know?

Florian Neuhof

Florian Neuhof

Serial Murder of Young Progressives Plagues Looming Election

On the Run From ISIS in Iraq’s ‘Bandit Country’

Don’t Count Out ISIS Just Yet

The Bottomless Mass Grave of Mosul

A New Iraq Civil War May Be Just Beginning

Destroying a City to Save It From ISIS

In the Rubble of the Mosque Where ISIS’ ‘Caliphate’ Was Born

How Does the Battle for the ISIS Capital Raqqa End?

Forces Fighting ISIS Turning on Each Other

Mosul: History’s Greatest Hostage Crisis