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Halan Akoiy
I'm a journalist based in Erbil, Iraq. I have covered the IS war with hundreds of International news agencies since 2016. I have also worked on producing many ducomentaries for VOA, France1, ARTE, BBC...etc
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As officials in Dubai enter the final hours of the international climate conference, families in Iraq, one of world's most impacted countries, are being forced to abandon their farms as villages get swallowed by desert. VOA's Heather Murdock reports with Halan Akoiy. Videographer: Hamode Altaee, Assad Niazi
After overnight Iranian missile strikes hit Irbil, Iraq, killing four people and injuring six others, locals say they are afraid they will fall victim to a war they say they had no part in creating. VOA's Heather Murdock reports from Istanbul with Halan Akoiy in the village of Mala Omar outside Irbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
I reported on corona pandemic and its effect on Iraqi young protestors
Iraqis Fear Further Attacks After Iran Missile Strikes
As Climate Conference Wraps Up, Iraqi Villages Disappear into the Desert