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With this spring marking the 20-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, “Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah” tells the story of the battle to retake the key city of Fallujah from a violent insurgency that was taking root across Iraq after the U.S. ousted Saddam Hussein.
The series chronologically covers the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition that overthrew the government of Saddam Hussein, and its subsequent occupation of Iraq (2003–2011); the first phase of the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006); the Iraqi Civil War (2006–2008); the post-US withdrawal insurgency (2011–2013); and the War ...
War. Iraq civilians recall their initial hopes before the realities of war become clear. 60 mins. Series 1: 2. Insurgency. Lt Colonel Nate Sassaman and Iraqi civilian Alaa Adel reflect on the...
Once Upon a Time in Iraq. The infamous battle of Fallujah is told by eye-witness accounts from journalists, soldiers and civilians. CIA analyst John Nixon is the first person to interrogate Saddam Hussein after his capture.
2 / 5 Lt Colonel Nate Sassaman and Iraqi civilian Alaa Adel reflect on the Iraqi insurgency. War 1 / 5 Iraq civilians recall their initial hopes before the realities of war become clear.
Jul 29, 2020 · Once Upon a Time in Iraq, a new BBC Two five-part documentary series by James Bluemel has been commended, largely in the West, for its perceived ability to challenge myopic views of the Iraq war. The series traces events between 2003, when occupation forces put Iraq in a stranglehold, and 2014, the moment the Islamic State was born.
