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Lara Dihmis
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Researcher and Reporter, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
Amman, New York
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Journalist at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
Finance, Tech Fashion, Health Travel, Business News
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Iraq’s Dollar Auction: The ‘Monster’ Funneling Billions to Fraudsters and Militants Through the U.S. Federal Reserve
By Aisha Down, Lara Dihmis Verified, Rana Sabbagh, Kevin Hall Verified| Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Verified In January, an attack drone detonated at a U.S. base near the Iraqi border in northeast Jordan, killing three soldiers and wounding dozens more — the most dramatic in a chain of strikes by Iran-backed militants since Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip. The U.S. quickly cracked down on a financial network it said supported Kataib Hezbollah, the Iraqi militia blamed for the attack.
Syria’s Youth Soccer Teams Were the Pride of the Nation - But Dozens of Players Were Too Old To Compete
By Bassel Alhamdo, Ahmad Haj Hamdo, Antoine Harari Verified, Lara Dihmis Verified| Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Verified It was midway through the second half when Syria’s young forward, Mohammed al-Hamwi, pounced on a header across goal and knocked it past the Italian keeper,putting his country on the path to one of its most dramatic international soccer victories. Syria’s 2-1 triumph over Italy in the group stages of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship electrified the nation, and crowned a run of eye-catching wins by the youth team over the previous decade and a half.
Iraq’s Dollar Auction: The ‘Monster’ Funneling Billions to Fraudsters and Militants Through the U.S. Federal Reserve
By Aisha Down, Lara Dihmis Verified, Rana Sabbagh, Kevin Hall Verified| Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Verified In January, an attack drone detonated at a U.S. base near the Iraqi border in northeast Jordan, killing three soldiers and wounding dozens more — the most dramatic in a chain of strikes by Iran-backed militants since Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip. The U.S. quickly cracked down on a financial network it said supported Kataib Hezbollah, the Iraqi militia blamed for the attack.
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
+1 202-470-3510