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Shi'a Muslims across Iraq are taking up arms to combat the spread of the Islamic State. Filmmaker Majed Neisi travels to the edge of Anbar Province to embed himself with the under-equipped but determined volunteers fighting to rescue their country from the onslaught of the extremists. As bullets ricochet all around, this frontline profile presents a vivid snapshot of the conflicts raging througho…
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Since the US pulled out of Iraq, the country has been chaotic. Contrary to what the US are saying, mass poverty, clashes between Sunnis and Shiites and political corruption are tearing the nation apart.
The dark cells of Suddam Hussein's female prisons, no longer hold women awaiting execution. Today they are crammed with homeless families displaced by years of violence. Is life really getting better in Iraq?
Day-to-day living is increasingly difficult for the 2 million Iraqi refugees in Syria and Jordan. Families who previously fled for their lives must now contemplate the journey back to Iraq. The reality of bombed and occupied homes, sectarian terror, and more fighting frightens them. But penniless and with no hope of work they must now consider returning. A personal narrative which more than anyth…
While the rest of Iraq collapses into anarchy, Kurdistan is quietly flourishing. Its marble shopping malls and multi-million dollar construction projects are signs of a new boom.
Nobody speaks openly about it but is Southern Iraq slowly becoming 'Shia-istan'? Threatened by Sunni insurgents and intimidated by their Arab neighbours, the Shias are pushing for autonomy.
Twenty thousand private soldiers operate in Iraq. Who are these people? What do they do and why do they do it? 'Shadow Company' is a groundbreaking investigation into the secretive world of modern mercenaries. It follows one British contractor on his tour of duty, contrasting his experiences in Iraq with previous operations in places like Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea. This is the definitive…
Up until now Kurds have stayed out of the civil war in Iraq. But insurgents targeting the oilfields in Kirkuk are trying to drag them into the conflict. Could civil war spread northwards?
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