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Anand Gopal

Religion

The Hell After ISIS

As ISIS retreats, new horrors emerge for a Sunni family.

Anand Gopal The Atlantic Apr 2016 35min Permalink

World

Syria’s Last Bastion of Freedom

Amid the brutal civil war, a town fought off the regime and the fundamentalists—and dared to hold an election. Can its experiment in democracy survive?

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Gopal on the Longform Podcast

Anand Gopal New Yorker Nov 2018 45min Permalink

Best Article World

The Uncounted

An on-the-ground investigation reveals that the U.S.-led battle against ISIS — hailed as the most precise air campaign in history — is killing far more Iraqi civilians than the coalition has acknowledged.

AZMAT KHAN, Anand Gopal New York Times Magazine Nov 2017 45min Permalink

Welcome to Free Syria

Meeting the rebel government of an embattled country.

Anand Gopal Harper's Aug 2012 20min Permalink