Prior to October 2007 , Ward was based in Beirut and worked as a correspondent for Fox News . She covered the execution of Saddam Hussein , the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 , the Beirut Arab University riots and the 2007 Bikfaya bombings . She conducted interviews with notable figures such as Gen. David Petraeus , Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Lebanese President Emile Lahoud . She also spent time embedded with the U.S. military in Iraq , most notably in Baqubah
2007 Bikfaya bombings
2007 Bikfaya bombings
Clarissa Ward