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As Iraq fights to achieve food self-sufficiency, unexplained crop fires are ruining thousands of acres of farmland. The government points to natural causes, but is it arson, and if so, who's to blame?
For the first time, a foreign crew has followed fire fighters in Baghdad as they handle the aftermath of suicide bombings. They bear witness to the absurd violence that is still tearing the city apart.
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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…
Every day, an estimated 3,000 people flee Iraq, forced out by sectarian violence. There are fears this tide of refugees might provoke a backlash in the region. We follow one family on their exodus.
The invasion of Iraq was the most extensively reported conflict in history. Over 2,000 journalists descended on the country to send the story home. But paradoxically, most of what they saw never made the news. This thought-provoking documentary reveals how the war was sanitised and repackaged for the American public. By contrasting coverage of Iraq with the reporting of previous conflicts, it as…
The Sunnis of Fallujah have long felt deeply suspicious of the Shiite government, allowing IS to take a hold in the town. This 2005 report explores their isolation and the bitter legacy of the 2004 siege of Fallujah.
For resistance fighters in Iraq, journalists are almost as big a target as soldiers. Many view them as an extension of the American occupiers.
Since the war ended 180 newspapers have entered the market. But the most popular is a Coalition-backed paper which has swamped the market. Iraqi journalists are complaining.
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