NPR's Leila Fadel discusses what she was hoping to learn and what she found during her recent trip to Iraq amid the war with Iran that has engulfed the region.
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Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering race and identity. Starting in February 2022, she will be one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.
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