Nicole Di Ilio

Nicole Di Ilio is a freelance journalist whose work focuses on conflicts, radicalism, migrations and marginalized groups. Her writing and video reporting have appeared in Sky News, Al Jazeera and VICE, among other publications. In recent years, she has been on the ground covering the war in eastern Ukraine, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the political and socioeconomic crisis in Lebanon and religious extremism in Tunisia.

Lebanon | Jul 17, 2022

War in Ukraine leaves Lebanon hungry

As wheat imports from Ukraine and Russia dwindle, Lebanese people are in danger of going hungry.

People line up in front of a bakery to buy bread in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon on June 22, 2022.

Iraq | May 21, 2022

British geologist faces severe punishment in Iraq for taking pottery shards

The case has become politically charged as Iran-backed Shiite militias could exploit the situation to shape public opinion against the British government.

British geologist Jim Fitton (R) with wife, Sarijah (C), and daughter, Leila (L).

Iraq | Mar 9, 2022

Samarra still struggles to reclaim its historical place in Iraq

Since 2007, security measures have increased and violence has seldom returned in the Sunni city, but residents ask for some sense of normalcy.

Iraq | Feb 16, 2022

Strains on ancient Mesopotamian marshes imperil ecology, way of life

The marshes in southern Iraq have a unique ecosystem but face dangers due to climate change, dams built upstream and decades of war and mismanagement.