David Enders

David Enders is the author of Baghdad Bulletin, an account of his reporting on the American occupation of Iraq. He has reported and produced from the Middle East, Europe and the United States for outlets ranging from Al Jazeera English’s People and Power to The Nation to the New York Times to the Virginia Quarterly Review. He is also a tenured teacher in the New York City public school system. See his work at 8hourdaymedia.org.

Letter From Iraq: As the US Military Withdraws, Sectarian Tensions Continue to Smolder

Letter From Iraq: As the US Military Withdraws, Sectarian Tensions Continue to Smolder Letter From Iraq: As the US Military Withdraws, Sectarian Tensions Continue to Smolder

Iraqis overwhelmingly support the end of the US occupation. But they still suffer from the divisions it engendered.

Oct 28, 2011 / David Enders

Camp Bucca: Iraq’s Guantánamo Bay Camp Bucca: Iraq’s Guantánamo Bay

What will the United States do with 20,000 Iraqis in legal limbo?

Oct 8, 2008 / Feature / David Enders

Iraqi Civilians Brace for a Surge Iraqi Civilians Brace for a Surge

Sunni civilians have reason to fear more fighting, not only from a potential surge of US troops but also Kurdish militias mobilized by the Iraqi government.

Jan 10, 2007 / Feature / David Enders

Iraqis Seek to Stem Sectarian Violence Iraqis Seek to Stem Sectarian Violence

As the situation worsens and pressure builds for new US strategies, Iraqi groups are making tentative moves to stem sectarian violence.

Dec 8, 2006 / Feature / David Enders

Lebanon: Resolve in the Ruins Lebanon: Resolve in the Ruins

As people in Southern Lebanon return to claim the dead and clear the rubble from villages ravaged in the recent fighting, it is clear that the battle for hearts and minds is being ...

Aug 29, 2006 / Feature / David Enders

Letter From Baghdad: The Growing Sectarian Divide Letter From Baghdad: The Growing Sectarian Divide

Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army now confronts both the US Army and the Sunni insurgents.

Apr 8, 2006 / Feature / David Enders

Amid Hostage Vigils, Peace Work Endures Amid Hostage Vigils, Peace Work Endures

The remaining members of the Christian Peacemaker Teams in Baghdad say their work will go on regardless of what happens to their four colleagues still held hostage. CPT workers wer...

Dec 10, 2005 / Feature / David Enders

Iraqis Demand a US Withdrawal Iraqis Demand a US Withdrawal

Sources on the ground in Iraq say that serious moves toward a pullout will dry up recruitment efforts for jihadi groups.

Sep 15, 2005 / Feature / David Enders

With the GIs in Diyala With the GIs in Diyala

Back for a second tour in Iraq, the Third Infantry Division battles a persistent insurgency and growing ethnic tensions.

Apr 9, 2005 / Feature / David Enders

Baghdad Under Siege Baghdad Under Siege

A growing detainee population, but still no control--two years after the US invasion, the war continues.

Mar 18, 2005 / Feature / David Enders

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