Liz Sly

London

Correspondent-at-large

Education: Cambridge University, BA and MA in history

Liz Sly is a correspondent-at-large covering global affairs. She joined The Post in 2010 as Baghdad bureau chief, then in 2011 moved to Beirut to focus on Syria and the region. Before that, she covered Iraq for the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. She has spent nearly three decades as a foreign correspondent, based in the Middle East, Africa, China, South Asia and Europe. She began her career with Lebanon's Daily Star newspaper in Beirut in the 1980s.
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Iran showcases its reach with militia attacks across Middle East

Since the Oct. 7 Hamas assault on Israel, Iranian-backed militias have carried attacks across the Middle East while being careful to avoid triggering a wider war.

January 1, 2024
Houthi troopers stand guard in Sanaa, Yemen, during a protest on Friday.

Israeli forces kill three Israeli hostages in Gaza

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan indicated he may have been more critical in private talks, saying it was important to keep matters behind closed doors.

December 15, 2023
Relatives of Palestinians from the al-Gandor family, who died following Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip, mourn next to their wrapped bodies in Khan Younis on Friday.

Gaza strikes intensify as U.S. warns Israel over civilian deaths

The United States is pressuring Israel to do more to avert heavy civilian casualties that are turning public sentiment worldwide against the war’s continuation.

December 3, 2023
Smoke billows over destroyed buildings in Gaza following an Israeli airstrike on the enclave, as seen from southern Israel on Saturday.

Hamas delay in releasing Israelis underscores fragility of Gaza deal

The al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s fighting force, said Israel had failed to allow the delivery of humanitarian relief to northern Gaza.

November 25, 2023
People in Tel Aviv await news of hostages expected to be released.

Israel, Hamas agree to hostage release deal

The agreement marks the first cessation of a six-week assault, and aims to swap 50 hostages held by Hamas for 150 Palestinians in Israeli prisons.

November 21, 2023

Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 2 journalists, Hamas operative in new escalation

Clashes along the border have been steadily escalating in recent weeks, compounding concerns about a war between Israel and Lebanon.

November 21, 2023
People gather beside Lebanese Red Cross ambulances bearing the bodies of the two journalists killed in Israeli strikes along the Israel-Lebanon border Tuesday.

Creeping escalation along Israel-Lebanon border brings risk of bigger war

What began as tit-for-tat retaliation between Hezbollah and Israel on the Lebanese border has blurred into a steady conflict, sparking fears of all-out war.

November 19, 2023
Artillery fire from an Israeli position hits the hills near the outskirts of the border town of Odaisseh in southern Lebanon on Friday.

Gaza hospital evacuated as Israel intensifies campaign in the north

Hundreds of Palestinians, including wounded patients, medical staff and civilians, streamed out of the hospital and into the heart of Gaza City on foot.

November 18, 2023
Palestinians fleeing Gaza City and other parts of northern Gaza on Saturday.

Israeli forces push deep into Gaza City amid ‘catastrophic’ struggles at hospitals

Hospitals in Gaza City reported dwindling supplies of fuel, water and power as fighting raged outside.

November 11, 2023
Displaced Palestinians head toward the southern portion of the Gaza Strip on Saturday.

China has acquired a global network of strategically vital ports

China owns or operates nearly 100 ports in over 50 countries, spanning every ocean and every continent.

November 6, 2023