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Hopes for a stable withdrawal from Iraq rest on the success of Iraqi troops like the Wolf Brigade. We exclusively profile the brigade, which is already infamous for allegedly torturing prisoners.

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How do you build an army from scratch in a country threatening to fall apart? Hamburger and his friends are recruits in the new Iraqi army. We follow them through their training as they're moulded into professional soldiers. From learning to storm an insurgent stronghold to being sworn at and forced to have military haircuts, it's a baptism of fire for these young recruits. With its unexpected li…

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Lifting the Hood

Iraq | 2005

As the 'hooded man' in the infamous Abu Ghraib pictures, Haj Ali became an icon of everything that was wrong with the US occupation. He tells his story and we hear from other prisoners

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Beneath the Hood

Iraq | 2005

In this extensive and shocking interview, the man who claims to be the hooded man in the Abu Ghraib pictures speaks out. He alleges he was repeatedly electrocuted and tortured by American soldiers.

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Dujail

Iraq | 2005

Saddam Hussein cheated death in Dujail 25 years ago. But the repercussions of that failed assassination attempt have led him to the gallows. We offer you exclusive footage of that day.

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Protecting Oil

Iraq | 2005

Iraq's oil rigs are a key target for insurgents bent on causing trouble. Will the new Iraqi marines be able to protect them?

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Sectarian Terror

Iraq | 2005

“The terrorists came and said ‘Shia are unclean. They must leave,’” states Abu Maen Kadhem, recalling the day Sunni militia men forced him from his home. His two brothers were killed in the evacuation and up to 1,000 other Shi’ites also ethnically cleansed from their homes. “The shock gave my father a stroke,” he laments. Kadhem’s town of Madaen hit the headlines earlier this year when scores of …

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Karzan's Reconciliation

Iraq | 2005

As a teenager, Karzan was falsely denounced and tortured at the hands of Saddam's Mukhabarat. He returns to the scene of his abuse to confront his own private suffering.

Wolf Brigade

Iraq | 2005

Making of an Army

Iraq | 2005

Lifting the Hood

Iraq | 2005

Beneath the Hood

Iraq | 2005

Dujail

Iraq | 2005

Protecting Oil

Iraq | 2005

Sectarian Terror

Iraq | 2005

Karzan's Reconciliation

Iraq | 2005