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Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Once Upon a Time in Iraq Episodes
Series 1: 5. Legacy
In 2004, Waleed Nesyif, heavy metal musician, is forced to flee Iraq following death threats for working for American journalists as a translator. By the time America finally wi ...
27-10-2021
BBC 4
Series 1: 4. Saddam
When Saddam Hussein is captured by coalition forces in December 2003, politicians in the White House believe this will be the turning point they need to bring democracy to Iraq. ...
27-10-2021
BBC 4
Series 1: 3. Fallujah
At the start of the Iraq War in 2003, over 600 journalists and photographers are given permission by the US government to follow the war as embedded reporters. Dexter Filkins an ...
26-10-2021
BBC 4
Series 1: 2. Insurgency
When Lieutenant Colonel Nate Sassaman arrived in Iraq in 2003, his belief in the task ahead - of delivering democracy and stability to the Iraqi people - was unquestioning. Sass ...
25-10-2021
BBC 4
Series 1: 1. War
Waleed Nesyif was 18 when George Bush gave Saddam Hussein just 48 hours to leave Iraq. He was, like many Iraqi teenagers at that time, infatuated by the West. But while many of ...
25-10-2021
BBC 4