Craig Whitlock
Reporter

Craig Whitlock covers the Pentagon and national security for The Post, where he has worked as a staff writer since 1998. He served as the paper’s Berlin bureau chief for nearly six years, covering terrorism networks in Europe, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. He has reported from more than 40 countries. He has been awarded the German Marshall Fund’s Peter R. Weitz prize for excellence and originality in reporting in Europe and is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He previously worked as a reporter for the Raleigh News & Observer and is a graduate of Duke University.

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U.N.: Drones over Somalia pose danger to air traffic

U.N.: Drones over Somalia pose danger to air traffic

Craig Whitlock

The skies over Somalia have become so congested with drones that the unmanned aircraft pose a danger to air traffic and potentially violate a long-standing arms embargo against the war-torn country, according to United Nations officials.

More U.S. aid heads to Yemen

More U.S. aid heads to Yemen

Craig Whitlock and Julie Tate

The U.S. military is preparing to give more than $100 million in aid to Yemen to combat a branch of al-Qaeda.

Mysterious fatal crash provides rare glimpse of U.S. commandos in Mali

Mysterious fatal crash provides rare glimpse of U.S. commandos in Mali

Craig Whitlock

What the men were doing in Mali is at the crux of a mystery that officials have not fully explained weeks later.

Northern routes out of Afghanistan

Northern routes out of Afghanistan

Craig Whitlock and Karen DeYoung

Land routes that cross the former Soviet Union will be crucial in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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