Peter Schwartzstein

is a Cairo-based journalist. His work regularly appears in National Geographic, the Daily Beast, and Quartz, among others.
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Inside the Syrian Dust Bowl

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The War Between the Islamic State’s Enemies

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Farmer Mahmoud Nouri poses on what remains of his house in Drees Khazan. Once a prosperous farming community, it’s been mostly destroyed in the fighting. karkuk, karkuk, Iraq. February 27 2016.
Farmer Mahmoud Nouri poses on what remains of his house in Drees Khazan. Once a prosperous farming community, it’s been mostly destroyed in the fighting. karkuk, karkuk, Iraq. February 27 2016.

The Islamic State’s Scorched-Earth Strategy

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