Alannah Travers

About the author

Alannah Travers is a British-German journalist based in Iraq, with a focus on politics, personal stories and the human impact of a heating climate.

Higher temperatures combine with Iraq’s other problems to create a ‘perfect storm’.

The implementation of a transitional justice framework in Iraq could address atrocities committed by ISIL.

Parched communities, once displaced by the ravages of ISIL, can barely survive the decimation of their water supplies.

A 24-year-old in Erbil juggles the cost of supporting his family while maintaining his only source of income.

Cancer rates double in affected provinces after facilities resume production in recent years.

They want a better life, they want to leave, they want peace. Young Iraqis on how the 2003 Iraq war shaped their lives.

The booksellers of Baghdad’s Mutanabbi Street have faced invasion and bombings, two decades on from the war in Iraq.

Clashes brought rival armed factions to the streets of Baghdad, leaving Iraq’s young activists stuck in the middle.