MUMBAI: CNN has announced that Michael Ware, the Time magazine Baghdad bureau chief who gained renown for in-depth coverage of the insurgency in Iraq , is joining the broadcaster as a correspondent based in Baghdad.

A frequent guest to CNN over the last five years, Ware becomes a full-time international correspondent providing news reports and analysis across all CNN networks.

CNN senior VP international newsgathering operations Tony Maddox says, “Michael is one of the most accomplished correspondents working in Iraq . His exclusive stories and unique insights into the workings of the insurgency will increase the scope and depth of our reporting. He joins a fantastic CNN team of committed journalists in Baghdad, and we are very excited to have him as a full-time member of the CNN family.”