@cswift2

Former Senior Middle East Producer for BBC News. Views are my own, and RT’s aren’t endorsements.

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Joined July 2010
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Excited! The first episode of our brand new podcast The Global Story is out👇Our promise to listeners: to challenge breathless headlines, providing insight and fresh perspectives on the stories that matter. One subject at a time. Mon to Fri. Try us! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gw2n…

The Global Story - Israel-Gaza conflict: The social media battles - BBC Sounds

How your social feeds shape your view of the war

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Will Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu survive this war and how long can his leadership last beyond? I’ve been speaking to people in Tel Aviv about the response of their government, military and longest-serving PM. Produced by @cswift2 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gmdv…

Latest News Picks - Israel's hostages - what's Netanyahu's plan? - BBC Sounds

From Tel Aviv, the BBC's Dan Johnson on the division inside Israel.

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I’ve been hearing from people about the impact of Saturday’s Hammas attacks, the multiplying grief and what is still to come, across Israel and Gaza Produced by @cswift2 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gktj…

Latest News Picks - Two People, One War - First-hand accounts from Israel and Gaza - BBC Sounds

Gaza's only power station has run out of fuel, as Israel's siege continues

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Latest News Picks - Hamas' Attack: Israel's Aftermath - BBC Sounds

As fighting continues, the BBC's Dan Johnson hears from Israelis on the unfolding crisis.

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"The shooting went on and on and on." Ethiopian migrants tell us about their experiences at the Yemeni-Saudi border. @hrw has accused Saudi Arabia of widespread, systematic killings. With thanks to @cswift2 @Amensisa_Ifa @stuartantrobus @edavebull among others.
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Here is the TV report we did from Baghdad for @bbcnews on the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. shot and edited by @nikcam12 producers @cswift2 @jofloto @sangarkhaleel and thanks to Marcus Buckley
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"While Iraq stays splintered the threat of the slide back into violence and trouble is always there" The BBC's International Editor Jeremy Bowen @BowenBBC reports from Iraq as he looks at the legacy and consequences of the 2003 invasion. bbc.in/3yR32xr | #R4Today
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⁦@BowenBBC⁩ travels through Iraq and reports on the legacy and consequences of the invasion in 2003 by the US, UK, and their allies. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f9q7…

Latest News Picks - The Iraq War 20 Years On - BBC Sounds

Jeremy Bowen travels through Iraq and reports on the legacy of the 2003 invasion.

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Today I'm reporting from Baghdad on the 20th anniversary of the catastrophic US-led invasion of Iraq. For starters, here are some thoughts I contributed to the @BBCNews site bbc.com/news/world-middle-ea…

Iraq war 20 years on: How invasion plunged country into decades of chaos

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen explains why Iraqis are still living with the consequences 20 years on.

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The Queue applauds at Westminster after the National Moment of Reflection
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With Ukrainian troops just after they recaptured strategic area west of Kyiv. This nightmarish stretch of road is a crime scene, with evidence of killing by Russians that could amount to war crimes. Coverage all day on @bbcnews @bbcworld @bbcworldservice
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WATCH: The defenders of Kharkiv, our latest for @BBCNews @BBCWorld. @dcinfocus @StuHollandEsq Liuba and Serge. Full video here bbc.com/news/av/world-607869… #Ukraine #україна
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This is the familiar message from Ukrainians to the world. A plea to stop Russia’s attacks from the air. #Ukraine #Lviv
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"I have no tears because all my tears I left in Kyiv". Tetiana fled from #Kyiv to Lviv with her 15yr old son David - her husband asked her to keep him safe. Now a separated family, like tens of thousands in #Ukraine. @reetacbbc hears their story on #BBCNews

BBC News report with Reeta Chakrabarti

BBC's Reeta Chakrabarti meets a family separated by the war - like tens of thousands of families in Ukraine.

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‘Save our younger son’ - the words of Tetiana’s husband about their 15 year old son David. We met them both here in Lviv, as her husband and older son stayed behind to fight in Kyiv. Their story - like that of 10s of 1000s of separated families is on #bbcnewsten #ukraine
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Man saved himself and his cat from the Russian assault on Irpin, on the edge of #Kyiv #Ukraine
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So much heartrending reporting coming out of Ukraine from so many different news organisations. This piece from @BowenBBC and filmed by Fred Scott is a hard but necessary watch, because it captures the horror of war #Ukraine bbc.com/news/av/world-europe…

War in Ukraine: Taking cover in a town under attack

Jeremy Bowen was on the frontline in Irpin, as residents came under Russian fire while trying to flee.

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Many questions had remained unanswered - until now. #NovakDjokovic speaks to the #BBC's @amolrajan on #BBCNews. @DjokerNole
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Brilliant reporting from @tombateman and my esteemed @bbcnews colleagues in Jerusalem. bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-…

The Palestinian jailbreak that rocked Israel

The search for six Palestinian fugitives from an Israeli prison unearths a story of dispossession, violence and bitter division in a fractured region.

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