The Wire (Podcast)

FAI WIRE PODCAST // Gaza & the Godfather

June 26, 2024 • Gabriel Caligiuri, Seth Frantzman

FAI WIRE PODCAST // Earthquakes and Nukes

February 25, 2023 • Gabriel Caligiuri

In this episode, Gabe introduces The FAI Wire video series before discussing the ongoing response to the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, followed by the rising tension between Israel and Iran.

FAI WIRE PODCAST // Yezidi Update with Farhad

November 23, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

Gabe talks with Farhad on location in Iraqi Kurdistan about the current state of the Yezidi people.

FAI WIRE PODCAST // Popular Revolution Continues In Iran

October 31, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

Forty-four days after the death of Masha Amini, street demonstrations and labor strikes continue in cities across Iran and abroad, even as the head of Iran’s notorious revolutionary guard corps issues a veiled threat against demonstrators.

FAI WIRE PODCAST // Iran Rises Against Oppression

September 25, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Iran last week after a 22-year-old woman died as a result of physical abuse she endured in police custody.

FAI WIRE PODCAST // Azerbaijan Attacks Armenia

September 19, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

At least 135 Armenian soldiers are dead and over 7600 civilians displaced after a short but intense campaign by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces into Armenian territory last week. The latest round of hostilities began Tuesday when Azerbaijan began a coordinated artillery and drone bombardment across its shared border with Armenia.

FAI WIRE PODCAST // Militias Battle for Iraq

September 5, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

Rival Shiite militias clashed in Iraq last week, as a power struggle between infamous cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his political opponents spilled over from parliament into the streets of the heart of Baghdad’s Green Zone.

FAI WIRE PODCAST // US, Iranian Militias Trade Blows in Syria

August 29, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

US warplanes pummeled a facility in Syria used by Iranian-sponsored militias last Wednesday, after two suicide drones targeted American and Syrian rebel forces at the Al-Tanf base in southern Syria on August 15. Iranian-linked militias responded with rocket fire which wounded 3 US service members.

Outrage in NE Syria After Drone Strike Kills 4 Girls

August 22, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

Funerals and demonstrations were held across Syrian Kurdistan (a.k.a. Rojava) over the weekend after a Turkish drone strike killed four young schoolgirls last Thursday near the town of Haskalah.

"Unprecedented" Shelling of Syrian Kurdistan

August 16, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

The region of Syrian Kurdistan (a.k.a. Rojava) endured “unprecedented” artillery shelling last week, as Syrian Arab militias aligned with Turkey struck communities along Rojava’s long border with Turkey.

Rockets Rain on Southern Israel

August 6, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

Israeli citizens in the nation’s south spent the night in bomb shelters on Friday as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and the Israeli military (IDF) traded rocket fire and airstrikes for hours.

Attacks Spike in Syrian Kurdistan

August 1, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

Turkish artillery and drone strikes against Kurdish forces are spiking in Syrian Kurdistan after Turkish president Erdogan encountered opposition from Iran and Russia regarding a fourth planned Turkish military offensive.

Deadly Turkish Attack on Kurdish Resort

July 25, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

Gabe reads the FAI Wire report regarding the Turkish attack on a resort in Iraqi Kurdistan which killed nine civilians last Wednesday. Comments from a member of FAI's field team in the region and a local resident.

Biden Trip Lauds Israeli-Saudi Deals

July 18, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

US President Joe Biden visits Israel and Saudi Arabia, announces air and sea deals between the Kingdom and the Jewish State in advance of Arab summit in Jeddah. Hamas responds with rocket fire into Israel.

Syrian Kurdistan Prepares for War

July 11, 2022 • Gabriel Caligiuri

Turkish forces cross the border to stage around Kurdish-held areas, Syrian army reinforces Kurdish-led militias, shelling and drone strikes intensify.